Kotara railway station
Kotara railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Newcastle suburb of Kotara, opening on 12 November 1924.[2]
Kotara | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in May 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location | Park Avenue, Kotara Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°56′29″S 151°41′54″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 158.92 km (98.75 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KRZ | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 12 November 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | May 1984 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 40 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 269 | ||||||||||
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Despite being located in the same suburb, the station is a significant distance from the busy Westfield Kotara and Kotara Home Homemakers Centre, and although these busy locations are alongside the railway line, there is no station there.
Blackbutt Reserve is located 400m north of the station and is a popular destination for locals, but there is no pedestrian access from the station to the reserve, limiting any potential use for the station, and as a result, the station gets low patronage (averaging just 40 passengers a day in 2013).
Platforms and services
Kotata has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[3]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [3] | |
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| 2 | services to Newcastle | [3] |
References
- Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- Kotara Station NSWrail.net
- "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Kotara railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Kotara station details Transport for New South Wales