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, Australia. It serves the western

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suburb of

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, and was opened on 1 August 1871. The station has a full-length island platform; however, the eastern end has been fenced off to a shorter two carriage train length. South of the coal road,

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have a locomotive depot.

History

Hexham originally had a substantial brick platform building; however, this was demolished in May 1993 and replaced with a lightweight bus-shelter type structure. Until 1987, the Richmond Vale's exchange sidings were located opposite Hexham station. In November 2014, the

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completed a project that saw the westbound coal road relocated further south to make way for five 1,800 metre passing loops."ARTC undertakes Hexham Relief Road works and Gunnedah Yard remodelling" ''Railway Digest'' January 2015 page 12

Platforms and services

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

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services travelling between

, Maitland and Telarah. It is also serviced by one early morning service to

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Hexham station details
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