Telarah railway station

Telarah
Southbound view of Platform 1, November 2022
General information
Location	Johnson Street, Telarah Australia
Coordinates	32°43′24″S151°32′23″E / 32.723454°S 151.539775°E / -32.723454; 151.539775
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	North Coast
Distance	194.74 km (121.01 mi) from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 5.45am–9.45am, 2pm–6pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: Unstaffed
Station code	TLR
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	14 August 1911
Previous names	West Maitland Marshalling Yard (1911–1922)
Passengers
2024 [1]	63,554 (year) 177 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Mindaribba towards Dungog Hunter Line Maitland towards Newcastle Interchange Terminus Paterson One-way operation Hunter Line One weekday afternoon service
Location

Telarah railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Maitland suburb of Telarah. It is served by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services.

The station opened on 14 August 1911 as West Maitland Marshalling Yard before being renamed Telarah on 15 April 1922. ^[3]

On 18 January 2018 a freight train derailed at the station on track 2; no one was injured. ^[4]

Platforms and services

Telarah consists of a single platform. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services from Newcastle. Most services terminate at Telarah with a limited number continuing to Dungog. ^[5]

Just north of the station, the North Coast line becomes single track. Both lines from Maitland are signalled for bidirectional working with trains able to arrive or leave via either line. A disused freight yard is located south of the station. It is also north of the station where the North Coast Line and the Main North Line separate.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	services to Dungog & Newcastle	[5]

• 
  The single platform
• 
  Station building

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Telarah station NSWrail.net
4. "Train derails at Telarah, passenger services disrupted". www.maitlandmercury.com.au. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
5. "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

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