Cardiff railway station, New South Wales
Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view of Platform 2, July 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Main Road, Cardiff Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°56′30″S 151°39′46″E / 32.94174°S 151.662891°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 155.08 km (96.36 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Staffed: 4am-8pm
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| Station code | CDF | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 March 1889 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 June 1902 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| 2023[2] |
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Cardiff railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Cardiff, opening on 14 March 1889, relocating to its present site on 8 June 1902.[3]
Despite being one of the busiest stations in the region, the station long had substandard facilities, in particular, a lack of disabled access.[4] There had been numerous (often contradictory) proposals to either upgrade Cardiff or relocate the station to the abandoned station at nearby Glendale, following community pressure stretching back to the 1990s.[5]
In November 2010, work started on a series of upgrades.[6] These improved the parking and stairs and provided wheelchair access, weather protection, and a lengthened platform capable of accommodating eight carriage trains.
Platforms and services
[edit]Cardiff has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[7]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [7] | |
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| 2 | services to Newcastle | [7] |
Transport links
[edit]Hunter Valley Buses operates three bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 262: Cameron Park to Charlestown via Constitution Dr[8]
- 263: Cameron Park to Charlestown[9]
- 267: West Wallsend to Glendale[10]
Newcastle Transport operates three bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 13: Glendale to Newcastle via Cardiff & John Hunter Hospital[11]
- 29: Glendale to Swansea North via Cardiff and Belmont[12]
- 44: Warners Bay to Kotara via Glendale, Cardiff & Macquarie Hills[13]
References
[edit]- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Cardiff Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Cardiff businesses demand railway station upgrade Newcastle Herald 20 May 2009
- ^ 65m for Cardiff rail station upgrade Newcastle Herald 1 May 2010
- ^ Work starts on access upgrade at Cardiff railway station ABC News 15 November 2010
- ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 262". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 263". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 267". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 13". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 29". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 44". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Cardiff railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Cardiff station details Transport for New South Wales
