Broadmeadow railway station

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Broadmeadow
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Northbound view in May 2007
General information
LocationGraham Road, Broadmeadow
Australia
Coordinates 32°55′23″S151°44′04″E / 32.92316°S 151.734542°E / -32.92316; 151.734542
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance162.94 km (101.25 mi) from Central
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Connections TfNSW B.svg
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code BMD
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened15 August 1887;136 years ago (1887-08-15)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 438,150 (year)
  • 1,200 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Hamilton Central Coast & Newcastle Line Adamstown
towards Central
Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Express
Cardiff
towards Central
Maitland
towards Grafton, Casino or Brisbane
NSW TrainLink North Coast Line Fassifern
towards Sydney
Maitland
towards Moree or Armidale
NSW TrainLink North Western Line

Broadmeadow railway station is a major regional interchange located on the Main Northern Line. The station itself serves the Newcastle suburb of Broadmeadow. The station was first opened on 15 August 1887.

Contents

The island platform was accessed by a level crossing at the station's northern end until replaced by an underpass on 2 March 1973 opened by Minister for Transport Milton Morris. [3] The station was upgraded to wheelchair accessibility in July 2017. [4]

Following the electrification of the line from Wyong in June 1984, passenger trains including the Brisbane Limited , Gold Coast Motorail , Grafton Express , North Coast Daylight Express , North Coast Overnight Express , Northern Mail and Northern Tablelands Express changed from electric to diesel traction at Broadmeadow.

Platforms and services

Broadmeadow has three platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. [5]

It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer and XPT long-distance services from Sydney to Armidale, Moree, Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, [6] [7] as well as daily coach services to Taree. [7] These coach services are operated by Busways as routes 150 and 151. [8] [9]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Gosford & Sydney Central [5]
services to Sydney Central [7]
services to Sydney Central [6]
2
CCN
services to Newcastle [5]
services to Grafton, Casino & Brisbane [7]
services to Armidale/Moree [6]
3no booked servicesmost southbound freight trains pass through

Track layout

Track layout
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3
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To Woodville Junction and Hamilton

Newcastle Transport operates four bus routes via Broadmeadow station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Signal boxes

The Australian Rail Track Corporation's Broadmeadow Centralised Traffic Control centre for the northern half of the state including the North Coast line to Brisbane, is located just south of the station, as is Transport Asset Holding Entity's Broadmeadow signal box which controls the Broadmeadow to Eraring section of the Main Northern line.

Yard

South of the station lies the extensive Broadmeadow yard. NSW TrainLink have a depot that maintains its Endeavour and Hunter railcar fleets. The former Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot is used to house preserved rolling stock.

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  2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
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