Civic railway station was located on the Newcastle line in

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, Australia. It served the Civic part of

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's central business district, opening on 22 December 1935. The station had the smallest signal box in the state to control the Merewether Street level crossing. The signal box closed in July 1992. Civic station closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to terminate at

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. In 2019, Civic was reopened as a park named "Museum Place" due to it being a short distance from Newcastle Museum. The area between the platforms was filled in, and the station buildings remained intact.

Platforms & services

Civic had two side platforms that could accommodate six carriages. At the time of its closure, it was serviced by trains from Sydney Central to

Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable
NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013 and local services from Newcastle to

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.Hunter line timetable
NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013 Platform 1 was for services to

. Platform 2 was for services to

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, Sydney Central,

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. In 2007, Platform 2 was extended at its western end to allow Merewether Street level crossing to remain open while trains are stopped at the station.Newcastle Rail Corridor Upgrade Projects
NSW Premier's Office

References

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