Sandgate railway station, New South Wales

Sandgate
Westbound view of the station platforms,
August 2006
General information
LocationAstra Street, Sandgate
Australia
Coordinates32°52′19″S 151°42′10″E / 32.872036°S 151.702679°E / -32.872036; 151.702679
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance170.51 kilometres (105.95 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station codeSDG
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1881
Previous namesGrant's Creek
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 10,150 (year)
  • 28 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Hexham
towards Telarah or Scone
 Hunter Line Warabrook
towards Newcastle Interchange

Sandgate railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, opening in 1881 as Grant's Creek.[3][4]

A one kilometre branch diverged behind the station in a north-westerly direction for Sandgate Cemetery. This closed on 13 October 1985.[5][6] Following the completion of the Sandgate Flyover in November 2006, Sandgate station is flanked by two coal lines on either side.[7]

Platforms and services

Sandgate has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle, Maitland and Telarah on an hourly basis. It is also service by one early morning service to Scone.[8]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Newcastle [8]
2 services to Maitland & Telarah 1 early morning service to Scone[8]

Trackplan

Track layout following the construction of the Sandgate Flyover

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. ^ Station Names. Date of opening, closing and/or change of name. Public Transport Commission of New South Wales Administrative Branch (Archives Section) (3rd ed.). February 1979 [1965]. p. 34.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ Sandgate Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ "Sangate Cemetery Branch to Close" Railway Digest October 1985 page 297
  6. ^ Sandgate Cemetery Platform NSWrail.net
  7. ^ ARTC Sandgate Flyover Opened by Deputy Prime Minister Australian Rail Track Corporation 24 November 2006
  8. ^ a b c "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.