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Singleton railway station, New South Wales

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Coordinates: 32°34′19″S 151°09′55″E / 32.571821°S 151.165352°E / -32.571821; 151.165352
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Singleton
Station building in June 2024
General information
LocationMunro Lane, Singleton
Australia
Coordinates32°34′19″S 151°09′55″E / 32.571821°S 151.165352°E / -32.571821; 151.165352
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance238.89 kilometres (148.44 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6.15am-2.15pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeSIX
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened7 May 1863
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 16,680 (year)
  • 46 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Muswellbrook
towards Scone
 Hunter Line Branxton
towards Newcastle Interchange
Muswellbrook
towards Moree or Armidale
 NSW TrainLink North Western Line Maitland
towards Sydney
Former services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Nundah
towards Wallangarra
 Main North Line
(1952-1975)
 Whittingham
towards Sydney
Muswellbrook
towards Wallangarra
 Main North Line
(1975-1984)

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]

History

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The 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

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Singleton 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]

  • Southbound view on platform
    Southbound view on platform
  • Northbound view on platform
    Northbound view on platform
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Newcastle, Muswellbrook & Scone [7]
services to Armidale/Moree & Sydney Central[9]
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Hunter Valley Buses operates five bus routes via Singleton station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Description

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The 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

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Singleton 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

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Singleton Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ Singleton Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
  6. ^ Roundhouse October 1980 page 64
  7. ^ a b "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Rail Returns to Muswellbrook" Railway Digest April 1988 page 121
  9. ^ a b "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 180". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 180X". Transport for NSW.
  12. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 401". Transport for NSW.
  13. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 403". Transport for NSW.
  14. ^ "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.

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