Bellata railway station

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Bellata
Side platform
General information
Location Newell Highway, Bellata
Coordinates 29°54′56″S149°47′25″E / 29.9156°S 149.7904°E / -29.9156; 149.7904
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Mungindi
Distance615.46 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code BZT
History
Opened1 April 1897
Closed31 March 2021
RebuiltApril–October 2021 due to the ARTC Inland Rail Project [1]
Previous namesWoolabra
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Moree
Terminus
NSW TrainLink North Western Line Narrabri
towards Sydney
Former services
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Gurley
towards Mungindi
Mungindi Line Edgeroi
towards Werris Creek

Bellata railway station is located on the Mungindi line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Bellata, opening on 1 April 1897 as Woolabra when the line was extended from Boggabri to Moree. It was renamed Bellata on 1 March 1909. [2]

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Services

Bellata is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Moree and Sydney. [3] This station is a request stop, so the train only stops here if passengers have booked to board/alight here.

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Sydney Central & Moree request stop (booked passengers only)

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References

  1. "Home". inlandrail.artc.com.au.
  2. Bellata Station NSWrail.net
  3. "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.