Paterson railway station, New South Wales

Paterson
North-east bound view from station platform,
June 2024
General information
LocationRailway Lane, Paterson
Australia
Coordinates32°36′09″S 151°36′53″E / 32.602414°S 151.614667°E / -32.602414; 151.614667
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)North Coast
Distance213.22 km (132.49 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codePTR
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened14 August 1911
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 2,840 (year)
  • 8 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Martins Creek
towards Dungog
 Hunter Line Mindaribba
towards Newcastle Interchange
Martins Creek
One-way operation
 Hunter Line
One weekday afternoon service
 Telarah
towards Newcastle Interchange

Paterson railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Paterson. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter line services travelling between Newcastle and Dungog. The station opened on 14 August 1911, and its original wooden station building is still in place.[3][4]

Platforms and services

Paterson station consists of a single platform. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter line services travelling between Newcastle and Dungog. There are five services in each direction on weekdays, with three on weekends and public holidays.[5]

Opposite the platform is a 1,820 metre crossing loop. In the mid-1980s, the Rail Motor Society established its base on the site of the former freight yard opposite the station.[6][7]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Dungog & Newcastle (3–5 per day) [5]


  • Platform buildings
    Platform buildings
  • Southbound view on platform
    Southbound view on platform
  • Covered waiting area
    Covered waiting area

Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route via Paterson station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

  • 185: Largs to Maitland via Bolwarra & Lorn[8]

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Paterson Railway Precinct Archived 5 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ^ Paterson Station Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  5. ^ a b "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "NSW Station Stories" Railway Digest November 2023 page 42
  7. ^ History of the Rail Motor Society Archived 12 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Rail Motor Society
  8. ^ "185 bus timetable: Largs to Maitland via Bolwarra & Lorn" (PDF). Transport for NSW. 25 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.