Tarro railway station

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Tarro
TarroStation.jpg
Eastbound view of the station platforms,
August 2006
General information
LocationWoodberry Road, Tarro
Australia
Coordinates 32°48′33″S151°40′11″E / 32.809138°S 151.669747°E / -32.809138; 151.669747
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance178.18 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code TRJ
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1 August 1871
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 2,880 (year)
  • 8 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Beresfield
towards Telarah or Scone
Hunter Line Hexham

Tarro railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Tarro, opening on 1 August 1871. [3]

Contents

Platforms and services

Tarro has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle), Maitland and Telarah. It is also service by one early morning service to Scone. [4]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Newcastle [4]
2
HUN
services to Maitland & Telarah 1 early morning service to Scone [4]
The station c.1915 Railway station - Tarro 1915-1.jpg
The station c.1915

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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. Tarro Station NSWrail.net
  4. 1 2 3 "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.