Paterson railway station, New South Wales

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Paterson
Paterson Railway Station.jpg
North-east bound view from station platform,
June 2024
General information
LocationRailway Lane, Paterson
Australia
Coordinates 32°36′09″S151°36′53″E / 32.602414°S 151.614667°E / -32.602414; 151.614667
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) North Coast
Distance213.22 km (132.49 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station code PTR
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened14 August 1911
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 2,840 (year)
  • 8 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Martins Creek
towards Dungog
Hunter Line Mindaribba
towards Newcastle Interchange

Paterson railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Paterson. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter line services travelling between Newcastle and Dungog. The station opened on 14 August 1911, and its original wooden station building is still in place. [3] [4]

Contents

Platforms and services

Paterson station consists of a single platform. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter line services travelling between Newcastle and Dungog. There are five services in each direction on weekdays, with three on weekends and public holidays. [5]

Opposite the platform is a 1,820 metre crossing loop. In the mid-1980s, the Rail Motor Society established its base on the site of the former freight yard opposite the station. [6] [7]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Dungog & Newcastle (3–5 per day) [5]


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

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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. ↑ Paterson Railway Precinct Archived 5 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ Paterson Station Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  5. 1 2 "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ↑ "NSW Station Stories" Railway Digest November 2023 page 42
  7. ↑ History of the Rail Motor Society Archived 12 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Rail Motor Society
  8. ↑ "185 bus timetable: Largs to Maitland via Bolwarra & Lorn" (PDF). Transport for NSW. 25 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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