Wauchope railway station

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Wauchope
Side platform
Wauchope Railway Station.jpg
Station platform, August 2022
General information
LocationRandall Street, Wauchope
Coordinates 31°27′21″S152°44′11″E / 31.4559°S 152.7365°E / -31.4559; 152.7365
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) North Coast
Distance455.00 km (282.72 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code WAU
History
Opened12 April 1915;109 years ago (1915-04-12)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Kempsey
towards Grafton, Casino or Brisbane
NSW TrainLink North Coast Line Kendall
towards Sydney

Wauchope railway station is located on the North Coast line, in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Wauchope, opening on 12 April 1915 when the line was extended from Taree. [1] It was the terminus of the line until it was extended to Kempsey on 3 December 1917. The present station building was erected in 1990. [2]

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Platforms and services

Wauchope has one platform with a passing loop. Each day three northbound XPT services operate to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, and three southbound services operate to Sydney. It is also served by a daily coach service to Port Macquarie. [3]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Sydney, Grafton, Casino & Brisbane

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References

  1. Wauchope Station NSWrail.net
  2. Wauchope Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.