Kotara railway station

Kotara
Northbound view of the station platforms, June 2025
General information
Location	Park Avenue, Kotara Australia
Coordinates	32°56′29″S151°41′54″E / 32.941412°S 151.698462°E / -32.941412; 151.698462
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	158.92 km (98.75 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Bus routes	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	KRZ
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	12 November 1924;100 years ago (1924-11-12)
Electrified	May 1984
Passengers
2024 [1]	35,047 (year) 96 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Adamstown towards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Cardiff towards Central

Kotara railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Newcastle suburb of Kotara, opening on 12 November 1924. ^[3]

The station is currently inaccessible for people with visual impairments or mobility difficulties, and along with Cockle Creek railway station, planned upgrades for the station to improve accessibility were announced in June 2024. ^[4]

The station was lit with kerosene lamps when many other stations and the surrounding area were lit with electricity, due to the cost of wiring the station ^[5] and the prioritisation of resources for World War II. ^[6] After campaigning from the community ^[7] the addition of electric lights at the station were completed in May 1941. ^[8]

Platforms and services

Kotara has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. ^[9]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	CCN	services to Gosford & Sydney Central	[9]
2	CCN	services to Newcastle	[9]

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  Southbound view from the island platform
• 
  Northbound view from the footbridge
• 
  Entrance from Kotara Place

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Trains portal

• Tickhole Tunnel

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Kotara Station NSWrail.net
4. Farrell, Joshua (26 June 2024). "Accessibility upgrades for two NSW stations begin the planning process". Rail Express. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
5. "KEROSENE LAMPS TO "ILLUMINATE" KOTARA STATION". Newcastle Sun. 6 August 1940. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
6. "NO LIGHTS FOR KOTARA PLACE". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 8 April 1941. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
7. "BETTER CONDITIONS SOUGHT FOR KOTARA RAILWAY STATION". Newcastle Sun. 4 February 1941. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
8. "KOTARA POSTAL FACILITIES". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 20 May 1941. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
9. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Kotara railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Kotara station details Transport for New South Wales