Singleton | |||||||||||||||||
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Location | Munro Lane, Singleton Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°34′19″S151°09′55″E / 32.571821°S 151.165352°E | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||||||||
Distance | 238.89 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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Staffed: 6.15am-2.15pm
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Station code | SIX | ||||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | 7 May 1863 | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
2023 [1] |
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Singleton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Singleton. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [3]
The station opened on 7 May 1863. [4]
The original, listed 1863 John Whitton brick station building remains. It opened as the terminus of the Great Northern Railway when it was extended from Branxton. In 1869, Singleton lost its terminus status when the line was extended north to Muswellbrook. It had a freight yard including locomotive servicing facilities. The line from Whittingham was duplicated in 1951. [5]
Singleton was the stabling point for the last regular steam locomotive passenger service in Australia, a peak hour service to Newcastle that ceased in July 1971. [6]
Singleton has one platform. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle and Muswellbrook/Scone. [7]
For a number of years in the 1980s, the passenger services were replaced by road coaches while the line was upgraded. Rail services were restored on 14 March 1988. [8]
It is also served by NSW TrainLink Xplorer services from Sydney to Armidale and Moree. [9]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Newcastle, Muswellbrook & Scone | [7] | |
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services to Armidale/Moree & Sydney Central | [9] |
Hunter Valley Buses operates five bus routes via Singleton station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
The station complex consists of the second-class brick station buildings (1863) and pre-cast concrete type K signal box (1926). The platforms are brick, with early use of ramped beds, and pre-cast concrete at the north end. A jib crane also remains within the station precinct. [3]
Singleton is significant as the oldest surviving station building in the Hunter Valley fronting a major civic square in the town, displaying fine brickwork and detailing. The scale of the building is large in comparison to the buildings of similar period in the area. The awning is a later addition c. 1910. The pre-cast concrete signal box being a late addition is typical of its time and came due to upgrading of signalling. [3]
Singleton railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [3]
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This Wikipedia article contains material from Singleton Railway Station group , entry number 1246 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 13 October 2018.