Waratah railway station

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Waratah
Westbound view from Platform 1, November 2022
General information
Location	Station Street, Waratah Australia
Coordinates	32°54′09″S151°43′53″E / 32.902578°S 151.731523°E / -32.902578; 151.731523
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	165.96 kilometres (103.12 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am–2pm Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	WTH
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	9 March 1858;167 years ago (1858-03-09)
Passengers
2024 [1]	93,870 (year) 256 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Intercity Following station Warabrook towards Dungog or Scone Hunter Line Hamilton towards Newcastle Interchange
Location

Waratah railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburbs of Waratah and Mayfield.

History

Waratah station opened on 9 March 1858. ^{[3] [4]}

The station c.1910

Platforms and services

Waratah has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog. ^[5]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	services to Newcastle	[5]
2	HUN	services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook & Scone	[5]

• 
  Looking east from the footbridge
• 
  Entrance on Platt Street
• 
  Platform 2

Transport links

Newcastle Transport operates one bus route via Waratah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 24: Wallsend to Marketown via Jesmond, University of Newcastle, Waratah, Carrington & Newcastle Interchange ^[6]

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. Waratah Station NSWrail.net
4. 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.
5. "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
6. "Newcastle Transport route 24". Transport for NSW.

External links

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