Owned by RailCorp Line(s) Main Northern Opened 15 August 1887 Connection Bus Tracks 2 | Platforms 2 side Owner RailCorp Rebuilt 1957 | |
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Location Lake Road, BoolarooAustralia Address Boolaroo NSW 2284, Australia Similar | ||
Cockle Creek railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the City of Lake Macquarie suburb of Boolaroo. The station is on the eastern side of Cockle Creek and a balloon loop exists west of the creek for the Teralba Colliery.
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History
The station opened on 15 August 1887. It was rebuilt on its present site in 1957 when a new bridge was built immediately south of the station. The station buildings were demolished in March 1993.
The privately owned Caledonian Collieries railway line to West Wallsend, Seahampton, Killingworth, Barnsley and the now vanished town of Fairley, joined the government line at Cockle Creek. This line carried mixed traffic, including passenger and freight trains, but was largely used for coal traffic until the last working mine, West Wallsend Extended Colliery at Killingworth was closed during an industrial slump in 1962.
Platforms & services
Cockle Creek has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Hamilton (Newcastle).
Transport links
Hunter Valley Buses operate two routes via Cockle Creek station:
Newcastle Buses operates one route via Cockle Creek station: