Civic railway station
Civic | |
|---|---|
 Westbound view from Platform 1 in July 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hunter Street, Newcastle Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°55′36″S 151°46′20″E / 32.926572°S 151.772175°E |
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Line(s) | Newcastle |
| Distance | 167.02 kilometres from Central |
| Platforms | 2 side |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CVI |
| Website | Sydney Trains |
| History | |
| Opened | 22 December 1935 |
| Closed | 26 December 2014 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Passengers | |
| 2013 | 890 (daily)[1] (NSW TrainLink) |
| Rank | 163 |
Civic railway station was located on the Newcastle line in New South Wales, Australia. It served the Civic part of Newcastle's central business district, opening on 22 December 1935.[2][3] The station had the smallest signal box in the state to control the Merewether Street level crossing. The signal box closed in July 1992.[4] Civic station closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to terminate at Hamilton for the construction of Newcastle Interchange and the Newcastle Light Rail.[5] Civic light rail stop is located in Hunter Street, immediately adjacent to the old station.
The station precinct was redeveloped into Museum Park, which opened in 2019; the area between the platforms was filled in and the station shelters and buildings (now occupied by the Newcastle Visitor Information Centre) preserved.
Platforms and services
[edit]Civic had two side platforms that could accommodate six carriages. At the time of its closure, it was serviced by trains from Sydney Central to Newcastle[6] and local services from Newcastle to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[7]
Platform 1 was for services to Newcastle. Platform 2 was for services to Gosford, Sydney Central, Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook and Scone.
In 2007, Platform 2 was extended at its western end to allow the Merewether Street level crossing to remain open while trains were stopped at the station.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Civic Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Civic Railway Station Group Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ Signalling & Safeworking Railway Digest September 1992 page 354
- ^ Last train leaves Newcastle station Archived 25 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Newcastle Herald 26 December 2014
- ^ Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013
- ^ Hunter line timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013
- ^ Newcastle Rail Corridor Upgrade Projects NSW Premier's Office
External links
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Media related to Civic railway station at Wikimedia Commons