Awaba | |||||||||||
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Location | Adelaide Street, Awaba Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°00′47″S151°32′30″E / 33.012937°S 151.541671°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
Distance | 137.31 km (85.32 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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Station code | AWB | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 August 1887 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Awaba railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the City of Lake Macquarie town of Awaba opening on 15 August 1887. [3]
In April 1993, the original weatherboard station building on the western platform was damaged in a fire and later demolished. [4] [5] It was replaced by the present lighter-weight structure.
Until its formal closure in December 1989, Awaba was the junction for the line to Wangi Power Station, the remnants of which remain behind Platform 1. [6] North of the station are two passing loops, although the northbound one has now been disconnected.
Awaba has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. [7]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [7] | |
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2 | services to Newcastle | [7] |
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