Broadmeadow railway station is a major regional interchange located on the Main North Line. The station itself serves the

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on 2 March 1973 opened by

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. The station was upgraded to wheelchair accessibility in July 2017. Following the electrification of the line from

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in June 1984, passenger trains including the ''

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'' and ''

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'' changed from electric to diesel traction at Broadmeadow.

Platforms & services

Broadmeadow has three platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink

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services travelling from Sydney Central to

. It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer and XPT long-distance services from Sydney to

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, Moree, Grafton,

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, as well as daily coach services to

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. These coach services are operated by

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as routes 150 and 151.

Track Layout

Transport links

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operates four routes via Broadmeadow station: *21: Broadmeadow to

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via

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*25: Broadmeadow to Charlestown via Kotara *27: Broadmeadow to

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via University of Newcastle *28:

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to Mount Hutton via

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& Broadmeadow

Signal boxes

The

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's Broadmeadow Centralised Traffic Control centre for the northern half of the state including the North Coast line to

, is located just south of the station, as is

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's Broadmeadow signal box which controls the Broadmeadow to Eraring section of the Main Northern line.

Yard

South of the station lies the extensive Broadmeadow yard. NSW TrainLink have a depot that maintains its Endeavour and Hunter railcar fleet. The former

Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot (NSW depot number 2) was a large locomotive depot consisting of two roundhouse buildings and associated facilities constructed by the New South Wales Government Railways adjacent to the marshalling yard on the Main ...

is used to house preserved rolling stock.

References

External links

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Broadmeadow station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Hunter Region places and items of interest Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales Railway stations in the Hunter Region Railway stations in Australia opened in 1887 Regional railway stations in New South Wales Short-platform railway stations in New South Wales, 6 cars Main North railway line, New South Wales