Singleton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Singleton. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]
Singleton | |||||||||||||||||
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 Station building in June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Munro Lane, Singleton Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°34′19″S 151°09′55″E / 32.571821°S 151.165352°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 238.89 kilometres (148.44 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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Staffed: 6.15am-2.15pm
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| Station code | SIX | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 May 1863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened on 7 May 1863.[4]
The original, listed 1863 John Whitton brick station building remains. It opened as the terminus of the Great Northern Railway when it was extended from Branxton. In 1869, Singleton lost its terminus status when the line was extended north to Muswellbrook. It had a freight yard including locomotive servicing facilities. The line from Whittingham was duplicated in 1951.[5]
Singleton was the stabling point for the last regular steam locomotive passenger service in Australia, a peak hour service to Newcastle that ceased in July 1971.[6]
Platforms and services
editSingleton has one platform. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle and Muswellbrook/Scone.[7]
For a number of years in the 1980s, the passenger services were replaced by road coaches while the line was upgraded. Rail services were restored on 14 March 1988.[8]
It is also served by NSW TrainLink Xplorer services from Sydney to Armidale and Moree.[9]
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Southbound view on platform -
Northbound view on platform
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Newcastle, Muswellbrook & Scone | [7] | |
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| services to Armidale/Moree & Sydney Central | [9] |
Transport links
editHunter Valley Buses operates five bus routes via Singleton station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 180: Stockland Green Hills to Singleton Heights via Maitland[10]
- 180X: Maitland station express[11]
- 401: Singleton Town Circuit[12]
- 403: to Hunterview[13]
- 404: to Singleton Heights[14]
Description
editThe station complex consists of the second-class brick station buildings (1863) and pre-cast concrete type K signal box (1926). The platforms are brick, with early use of ramped beds, and pre-cast concrete at the north end. A jib crane also remains within the station precinct.[3]
Heritage listing
editSingleton is significant as the oldest surviving station building in the Hunter Valley fronting a major civic square in the town, displaying fine brickwork and detailing. The scale of the building is large in comparison to the buildings of similar period in the area. The awning is a later addition c. 1910. The pre-cast concrete signal box being a late addition is typical of its time and came due to upgrading of signalling.[3]
Singleton railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]
References
edit- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Singleton Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01246. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ Singleton Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Singleton Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Roundhouse October 1980 page 64
- ^ a b "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Rail Returns to Muswellbrook" Railway Digest April 1988 page 121
- ^ a b "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 180". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 180X". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 401". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 403". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 404". Transport for NSW.
Attribution
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This Wikipedia article contains material from Singleton Railway Station group, entry number 1246 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.
External links
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Media related to Singleton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Singleton station details Transport for New South Wales
