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The Hunter Line is a commuter train line operated by
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, running from Newcastle to Dungog and
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in the
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Hunter Region The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and s ...
. It operates on the Newcastle, Main North and North Coast lines.


Description of Route

Hunter Line services operate from Newcastle on the Newcastle branch line to Islington Junction, the Main North line between Islington Junction and
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, the North Coast line between
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and Dungog. The Hunter Line shares its portion of the Main North Line and North Coast Line with NSW TrainLink North Western and North Coast regional services respectively.


Services

Services run regularly between Newcastle and Telarah, with infrequent services to Dungog and
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,
Muswellbrook Muswellbrook ( ) is a town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle. Geologically, Muswellbrook is situated in the northern parts of the Sydney basin, bordering the New Engl ...
and
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. Services are operated by Endeavour and
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railcars. Until 2007, 620/720 class railcars operated the service. The line was the last in Australia to have a regular steam hauled passenger service. The final service was hauled from Newcastle to Singleton on 24 July 1971 by 3246. Diesel locomotive hauled services operated until replaced by 620/720 and 660/760 class railcars in 1984. The line was truncated to terminate at
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from 5 January 2015.Upcoming transport changes in Newcastle
Transport Info NSW 8 December 2014 It was extended to
Newcastle Interchange Newcastle Interchange is a transport interchange serving the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the termini for NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line train services, Newcastle Light Rail servic ...
when this opened on 15 October 2017. Trains that service the line have two carriages, while some peak hour services have four carriages. There are no quiet carriages on these trains.


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References

{{Authority control NSW TrainLink Rail transport in the Hunter Region Regional railway lines in New South Wales Standard gauge railways in Australia