Bellata | |||||||||||||
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Location | Newell Highway, Bellata Australia | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°54′56″S149°47′25″E / 29.9156°S 149.7904°E | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Mungindi | ||||||||||||
Distance | 615.46 kilometres (382.43 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | BZT | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 April 1897 | ||||||||||||
Closed | 31 March 2021 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | April–October 2021 due to the ARTC Inland Rail Project [1] | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Woolabra (1897-1909) | ||||||||||||
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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]
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.
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Sydney Central & Moree | request stop (booked passengers only) |
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