Waratah Railway Station
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Waratah railway station is located on the Main Northern line in
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, Australia. It serves the western
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and Mayfield.


History

Waratah station opened on 9 March 1858.


Platforms & services

Waratah has two side platforms. It is serviced by
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services travelling from
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. File:Waratah_Railway_Station_from_footbridge.jpg, Looking east from the footbridge File:Waratah_Railway_Station_entrance.jpg, Entrance on Platt Street File:Waratah_Railway_Station_platform_2.jpg, Platform 2


Transport links

Newcastle Transport Newcastle Transport is a public transport operator in Newcastle, New South Wales. A subsidiary of Keolis Downer, it operates bus, Stockton ferry service, ferry and Newcastle Light Rail, light rail services under contract to Transport for NSW. Hi ...
operates one route via Waratah station: *24:
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to Marketown via
Jesmond Jesmond is a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, situated to the east of the Town Moor. Jesmond is considered to be one of the most affluent suburbs of Newcastle upon Tyne, with higher average house prices than most other areas of the city. H ...
, University of Newcastle, Waratah, Carrington &
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 service ...


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Waratah station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Hunter Region places and items of interest Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales Railway stations in the Hunter Region Railway stations in Australia opened in 1858 Regional railway stations in New South Wales Main North railway line, New South Wales