Lochinvar | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Station Lane, Lochinvar Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°43′14″S151°27′01″E / 32.720511°S 151.45024°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
Distance | 202.60 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Assisted access | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | LVR | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 2 July 1860 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023 [1] | Less than 50 every month.(Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
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Lochinvar railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the nearby town of Lochinvar opening on 2 July 1860. [2]
It briefly served as the terminus of the Great Northern Railway when it was extended from Maitland. In March 1862 Lochinvar ceased to be a terminus when the line was extended to Greta.
Lochinvar has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle, Muswellbrook and Scone. [3]
A second platform was added in 1914 when the line was duplicated. As part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation's project to install a third track between Maitland and Whittingham, the station's platforms were extended and a footbridge installed in 2012. [4] [5]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Newcastle | [3] | |
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2 | services to Muswellbrook & Scone | [3] |
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