Cardiff railway station is located on the Main Northern line in

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, Australia. It serves the western

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suburb of

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, opening on 14 March 1889, relocating to its present site on 8 June 1902. Despite being one of the busiest stations in the region, the station long had substandard facilities, in particular, a lack of disabled access. There had been numerous (often contradictory) proposals to either upgrade Cardiff or relocate the station to the abandoned station at nearby

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, following community pressure stretching back to the 1990s. In November 2010, work started on a series of upgrades. 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

Cardiff has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by

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services travelling from Sydney Central to

Transport links

Hunter Valley Buses Hunter Valley Buses is an Australian bus operator who operates bus, coach and charter services in the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales. Previously known as Blue Ribbon, it was one of the first companies to be bought by Comfo ...

operate three routes via Cardiff station: *262: Cameron Park to Charlestown via Constitution Dr *263: Cameron Park to Charlestown *267:

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operates three routes via Cardiff station: *13:

via Cardiff & John Hunter Hospital *29:

to Swansea North via Cardiff and Belmont *44:

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via

, Cardiff &

Macquarie Hills Macquarie Hills is a residential suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located west of Newcastle's central business district near the northern end of Lake Macquarie between the town centres of Cardiff and Warners ...

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