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

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, Australia. It serves the southern

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suburb of Adamstown, and was opened on 15 August 1887. As part of the electrification of the line in the early 1980s, new station buildings were built, the western relief line and Platform 3 removed, and the 1939 built signal box on Platform 1 that used to control movements to the Belmont line decommissioned on 4 December 1983. Until December 1991, the Belmont line diverged to the south-east of the station. The station was upgraded with new lifts and footbridge with work completed by late 2017. In 2019, Platform 1 was extended to accommodate ten cars.

Platforms and services

Adamstown has two platforms plus a third disused. It is serviced by

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services travelling from Sydney Central to

Track layout

Transport links

Newcastle Transport operates one bus route via Adamstown station, under

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to Swansea Heads via Kotara, Charlestown and Belmont

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Adamstown station details
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