Waratah railway station

Waratah
Hunter Line
Station code	WTH
Suburb	Waratah
Street(s)	Station Street
Distance from Central Station	165.96 km
Altitude (above sea level)	4.8 m
Types of stopping trains	Regional
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	2 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Waratah railway station is a station on the New South Wales Main Northern Line located in the Newcastle suburb of Waratah. The station consists of 2 platforms and is served by CityRail's Hunter line. It opened on 9 March 1858.

Platforms and services

The station is served by approximately two trains per hour on weekday off-peak and one train per hour on weekends, with additional services in peak hours. Limited stops services to Telarah, and services to Dungog or Scone also stop at Waratah.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Hunter Line	regional services to Newcastle
	Hunter Line	regional services to Maitland and towards Dungog or Scone

Transport links

Newcastle Buses runs two routes via Waratah railway station:

• Route 104 - between Jesmond and Newcastle Station
• Route 226 - between Glendale and Newcastle Station

Gallery

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  Station in 1910

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  Platform sign

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  On the pedestrian bridge at Waratah railway station, looking North-West. Commsteel can be seen a few hundred metres up the track on the right.

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  On the pedestrian bridge at Waratah Railway Station, looking South East. The station platforms can be seen in the foreground, with the Road Bridge further back.

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  The station C.1910.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Warabrook towards Dungog or Scone		Hunter Line		Hamilton towards Newcastle