Sandgate railway station, New South Wales

Sandgate
Westbound view of the station platforms, August 2006
General information
Location	Astra Street, Sandgate Australia
Coordinates	32°52′19″S151°42′10″E / 32.872036°S 151.702679°E / -32.872036; 151.702679
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	170.51 kilometres (105.95 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	SDG
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1881
Previous names	Grant's Creek
Passengers
2024 [1]	9,806 (year) 27 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Hexham towards Telarah or Scone Hunter Line Warabrook towards Newcastle Interchange

Sandgate railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, opening in 1881 as Grant's Creek. ^{[3] [4]}

A one kilometre branch diverged behind the station in a north-westerly direction for Sandgate Cemetery. This closed on 13 October 1985. ^{[5] [6]} Following the completion of the Sandgate Flyover in November 2006, Sandgate station is flanked by two coal lines on either side. ^[7]

Platforms and services

Sandgate has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle, Maitland and Telarah on an hourly basis. It is also service by one early morning service to Scone. ^[8]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	services to Newcastle	[8]
2	HUN	services to Maitland & Telarah	1 early morning service to Scone [8]

Trackplan

Track layout following the construction of the Sandgate Flyover

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Station Names. Date of opening, closing and/or change of name. Public Transport Commission of New South Wales Administrative Branch (Archives Section) (3rd ed.). February 1979 [1965]. p. 34.
4. Sandgate Station NSWrail.net
5. "Sangate Cemetery Branch to Close" Railway Digest October 1985 page 297
6. Sandgate Cemetery Platform NSWrail.net
7. ARTC Sandgate Flyover Opened by Deputy Prime Minister Australian Rail Track Corporation 24 November 2006
8. "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

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