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Newcastle Branch
Summary
| Track: | unknown |
| Stations: | 4 / 5 in use |
The short Newcastle branch provides a rail service to the heart of the major city of Newcastle. Traffic is comprised totally of passenger trains which run to and from Sydney and the Hunter Valley.
In recent times there have been some calls from businesses in the Newcastle area for the line to be removed, to open up the city centre area.
| Name | Facility | Status | Opened | Closed | km |  |
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Islington Junction | Junction | In Use | 10-Apr-1908 | - | 164.630 | 19 | |
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Hamilton Junction | Junction | In Use | unknown | - | 164.527 | ||
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Hamilton | Station | In Use | 1872 | - | 164.630 | 7 | |
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Bullock Island Junction | Junction | Closed | 2-Apr-1878 | 9-Sep-1994 | |||
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Wickham | Station | In Use | 9-Feb-1936 | - | 165.930 | 3 | |
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Newcastle Mortuary | Platform | Closed | 1883 | 1-Apr-1933 | 166.606 | ||
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Civic | Station | In Use | 30-Mar-1857 | - | 167.020 | 3 | |
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Burwood Junction | Junction | Closed | unknown | unknown | |||
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Newcastle | Station | In Use | 5-Apr-1857 | - | 168.100 | 16 | |
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Newcastle Goods Yard | Yard | Closed | 19-Mar-1858 | unknown | 2 |
Summary
| Track: | unknown |
| Stations: | 4 / 5 in use |
| Section | Opened | Closed | Usage | ||
| Islington Junction - Civic | 30-Mar-1857 | general | |||
| Civic - Newcastle | 19-Mar-1858 | general | |||
| Newcastle - Newcastle Goods Yard | 19-Mar-1858 | unknown | 1 | general |