Owned by RailCorp Line(s) Newcastle Opened 1872 Connection Bus | Operated by NSW TrainLink Platforms 2 side Owner RailCorp Tracks 2 | |
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Location Beaumont Street, Hamilton
Australia Distance 164.63 km (102.30 mi) from Central Address Hamilton NSW 2303, Australia Similar Wickham railway station, Broadmeadow railway station, Maitland railway station, Civic railway station, Waratah railway station | ||
Hamilton railway station is located on the Newcastle line in New South Wales. It serves the inner Newcastle suburb of Hamilton.
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On 5 January 2015, Hamilton became the interim terminus for NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle and Hunter line services following the partial closure of the Newcastle line. It will fulfill this role until Newcastle Interchange opens in 2017.
History
Hamilton station opened in 1872. The Platform 1 building was built circa 1875, the Platform 2 building in 1898.
In 2007, Platform 1 was extended eastwards to accommodate eight carriages and allow Beaumont Street level crossing to remain open while trains are at the station. In January 2015, Platform 2 was extended eastwards to accommodate eight carriages.
As part of the works to relocate the line's terminus to Newcastle Interchange, stabling sidings are to be laid behind Platform 2 on the site of the former goods yard.
Platforms & services
Hamilton has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services to and from Sydney Central and Hunter railway line services to and from Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.
Hamilton Junction Signal Box
Hamilton Junction Signal Box is separated from Hamilton station by Beaumont Street level crossing. The Victorian signal box was built in 1897 by McKenzie & Holland, making it one of the oldest surviving mechanical signal boxes in Australia, and also one of the busiest. Originally fitted with a McKenzie & Holland mechanical lever frame, it now has a 56 lever tappet frame designed by Cyril Byles, the British born New South Wales Government Railways signal engineer and manufactured in Sydney in the former NSWGR Interlocking Workshops. Formerly a much busier location, this signal box once had control of multiple lines, sidings and a short branch for the Vacuum Oil Company. After rationalisation in the 1980s and 1990s, the signal box now controls Hamilton Junction, Beaumont Street level crossing and entry to and exit from sidings used for storing track maintenance vehicles.
Transport links
Newcastle Buses operate two routes to and from Hamilton station: