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Wyong railway station is located on the Main Northern line in
Wyong station was opened on 15 August 1887. In 1912, the line was duplicated. In 1937, the eastern platform was converted to an island platform. A pair of passing loops were added south of the station in 1948. In the 1950s, a new bridge was built over Wyong Creek immediately south of the station, with the old railway bridge becoming part of the Pacific Highway.
Between April 1982 and June 1984, Wyong was the northern extremity of the electrified network. A brick building on Platforms 1 and 2 was replaced by the current structure in the 1990s. On 1 November 1993, an upgraded footbridge with a new ticket office and lifts was opened by
Wyong station details
Transport for New South Wales
Wyong Station Public Transport Map
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, Australia. It serves the northern Central Coast suburb of Wyong.
History
Wyong station was opened on 15 August 1887. In 1912, the line was duplicated. In 1937, the eastern platform was converted to an island platform. A pair of passing loops were added south of the station in 1948. In the 1950s, a new bridge was built over Wyong Creek immediately south of the station, with the old railway bridge becoming part of the Pacific Highway.
Between April 1982 and June 1984, Wyong was the northern extremity of the electrified network. A brick building on Platforms 1 and 2 was replaced by the current structure in the 1990s. On 1 November 1993, an upgraded footbridge with a new ticket office and lifts was opened by Minister for Transport
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government ag ...
Bruce Baird
Bruce George Baird, AM (born 28 February 1942), is a former Australian politician whose career included a stint as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales.
Early life
Baird was born in Sydney, and was educated at the University ...
.
Platforms & services
Wyong has three platforms, one island with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced byNSW TrainLink
NSW TrainLink is a train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, along with limited interstate services into Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Queensland and South Austral ...
Central Coast & Newcastle line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. Peak-hour services to and from Central and Blacktown via the North Shore line also terminate at Wyong.
It is also serviced by NSW Trainlink Xplorer and XPT long-distance services from Sydney to Armidale, Moree, Grafton, Casino
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and Brisbane
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.
Transport links
Busways
Busways is an Australian bus company operating services in Sydney, and in the Central Coast, Great Lakes, Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales and Adelaide. It is the largest privately owned bus operator in Australia.
History
The orig ...
operate seven routes via Wyong station:
*78: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven
Lake Haven is a lakeside suburb near Wyong on the NSW Central Coast and is located about north east of the Wyong CBD. It is about north of Sydney and south of Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropol ...
via Warnervale station
*79: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Hamlyn Terrace & Woongarrah
Woongarrah is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area, as well as part of the Warnervale development precinct.
It consists mainly of paddocks and rural properties, yet ove ...
*80: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Old Pacific Highway & Wyong Hospital
*81: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Wattanobbi, Johns Road & Wyongah
Wyongah is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.
Wyongah is mostly residential, although there is a small shopping area in the suburb. The area is ...
*82: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Tacoma & Wyongah
*93: Westfield Tuggerah to Noraville
*94: Westfield Tuggerah to Budgewoi
Budgewoi is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the local government area. Budgewoi is located 112 km by road north of the Sydney central business district.
Much of the town is surrounded ...
Coastal Liner
Coastal Liner is an Australian bus company operating services on the New South Wales Central Coast. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia.
History
Established in 1986 after the acquisition of the Dooralong to Wyong bus run from local o ...
operate four routes via Wyong station:
*10: Westfield Tuggerah to Warnervale station
*11: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven
Lake Haven is a lakeside suburb near Wyong on the NSW Central Coast and is located about north east of the Wyong CBD. It is about north of Sydney and south of Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropol ...
*12: Westfield Tuggerah to Dooralong
Dooralong is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. Dooralong had a population of 362 at the 2016 census.
References
Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales ...
via Durren Durren
Durren Durren is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area.
See also
* List of reduplicated Australian place names
These names are examples of reduplication, a common ...
*13: to Westfield Tuggerah to Lemon Tree via Warnervale station
Red Bus Services operate seven routes via Wyong station:
*15: to The Entrance
*16: Wyong to The Entrance
*19: to Gosford station via Bateau Bay
Bateau Bay is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. Bateau Bay lies in the area known as Darkinjung to Indigenous Australians. "Bateau" is French for "boat." The su ...
*24: to The Entrance via Berkeley Vale & Glenning Valley
Glenning Valley is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located between The Entrance and Wyong. It is part of the local government area. Virginia Giuffre, a prominent victim of the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein ...
(combined 25/26 service)
*25: to The Entrance via Glenning Valley
*26: Wyong Hospital to The Entrance via Berkeley Vale
*30: to South Tacoma
References
External links
*Wyong station details
Transport for New South Wales
Wyong Station Public Transport Map
Transport for NSW {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, North Shore=y, Central Coast & Newcastle=y, North Coast Region=y, North Western Region=y, state=collapsed Transport on the Central Coast (New South Wales) Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales Railway stations in Australia opened in 1887 Regional railway stations in New South Wales Main North railway line, New South Wales