Owned by RailCorp Line(s) Main Northern Opened 10 February 1913 Connection Bus | Operated by NSW TrainLink Platforms 2 side Owner RailCorp Tracks 4 | |
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Location Karuah Street, Thornton
Australia Distance 182.19 kilometres from Central Address Thornton NSW 2322, Australia Similar Aberdeen railway station - N, Tarro railway station, Greta railway station, Allandale railway station - N, Belford railway station - N | ||
Thornton railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves Thornton in the eastern suburbs of Maitland opening in 1913.
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The original station opened on 1 August 1871 as Woodford being renamed in 1887 to avoid confusion with Woodford station in the Blue Mountains. The line from Tarro was duplicated in 1880 and quadrupled in February 1913 when the current station opened.
To the south-west of the station, the Bloomfield Colliery branches off.
Platforms & services
Thornton has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling from Hamilton (Newcastle) to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.
Transport links
Hunter Valley Buses operate two routes to and from Thornton station:
References
Thornton railway station, New South Wales Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA