Victoria Street railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in

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, Australia. It serves the Victoria Street area of

East Maitland East Maitland is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and it has two railway stations, Victoria Street (opened in 1857 with the Newcastle- Maitland line) and East Maitland (opened initi ...

. It was added to the

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on 2 April 1999.

History

It opened on 5 April 1857. It is in about the same location as the first East Maitland station and marked the temporary terminus of the railway from

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while the bridge over Wallis Creek was built. From 1906 to 1926 it was also an interchange station with the steam tramway line that ran from West to East Maitland. The present building was built in 1877 and in 1914 the single platform was converted to an island platform and a footbridge added when the line was duplicated. The station footbridge was added along with the island conversion in 1914. From 2017 to 2018, under the Transport Access Program, Victoria Street Station received three new lifts, new canopies and signage, bike racks and improvements to the interchange areas.

Platforms & services

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

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services travelling from

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and

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Transport links

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operate five routes via Victoria Street station: *181: Woodberry to Rutherford *182: Rutherford to Thornton *183: Regiment Road to Tenambit *184:

to Chambers Street *188:

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to Woodlands Estate

Heritage listing

Victoria Street station is one of the oldest station buildings surviving in the

area. The site was the terminus of the line from Newcastle when it opened in 1857 until extension to the present

Maitland railway station Maitland railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Maitland opening on in 1880 as West Maitland being renamed on 1 April 1949. It is the junction station for the Main Northern and ...

one year later. It has been adapted to an island platform form for the duplication where most of the stations on the line were rebuilt. Because of its age and as a remnant of the early line it is of high significance. The footbridge supports the group. Victoria Street railway station was listed on the

on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.

References

Attribution

External links

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Victoria Street station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Hunter Region places and items of interest Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales East Maitland, New South Wales Railway stations in the Hunter Region Railway stations in Australia opened in 1877 Regional railway stations in New South Wales New South Wales State Heritage Register Main North railway line, New South Wales