Metford railway station

Metford
Westbound view of the station platforms, November 2022
General information
Location	McCubbin Close, Metford Australia
Coordinates	32°45′54″S151°37′04″E / 32.764928°S 151.617857°E / -32.764928; 151.617857
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	Sydney Trains Intercity
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	185.12 kilometres (115.03 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	17 March 1995;30 years ago (1995-03-17)
Passengers
2024 [1]	36,240 (year) 99 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Intercity Following station Victoria Street towards Dungog or Scone Hunter Line Thornton towards Newcastle Interchange
Location

Metford railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves Metford in the eastern suburbs of Maitland, opening on 17 March 1995. ^{[3] [4]}

Platforms and services

Metford has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Intercity Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog. ^[5]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	services to Newcastle	[5]
2	HUN	services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook & Scone	[5]

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  Eastbound view from island platform
• 
  Entrance on McCubbin Close

Transport links

Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route via Metford station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 181: Woodberry to Rutherford ^[6]

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. "New Hunter Valley Stations Update" Railway Digest April 1995 page 13
4. Metford Station Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
5. "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
6. "Hunter Valley Buses route 181". Transport for NSW.

External links

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