Dora Creek railway station

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Dora Creek
Dora Creek Railway Station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 1, November 2022
General information
LocationWarnsley Street, Dora Creek
Australia
Coordinates 33°04′59″S151°30′04″E / 33.083069°S 151.50124°E / -33.083069; 151.50124
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance127.23 km (79.06 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code DRK
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened16 August 1889;134 years ago (1889-08-16)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 19,830 (year)
  • 54 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Awaba Central Coast & Newcastle Line Morisset
towards Central

Dora Creek railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the City of Lake Macquarie town of Dora Creek opening on 16 August 1889. [3]

Contents

It originally had a substantial weatherboard building on Platform 2. [4] This was demolished in the 1990s and replaced with the current lightweight structures.

Platforms and services

Dora Creek has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. [5]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Gosford & Sydney Central [5]
2
CCN
services to Newcastle [5]

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References

  1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. Dora Creek Station Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  4. Dora Creek railway station Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 25 July 2014
  5. 1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.