Wyong railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the northern Central Coast town of Wyong.
History
Wyong station was opened on 15 August 1887.Wyong Station NSWrail.net 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."Byways of Steam – Wyong" Roundhouse October 1982 pages 6-8
Between April 1982Railway Sign Official Opening Gosford – Wyong Electrification 3 April 1982 Powerhouse Museum Collection and June 1984, Wyong was the northern extremity of the electrified network."The Official Opening of Newcastle Rail Electrification" Railway Digest July 1984 page 218 A brick building on Platforms 1 and 2 was replaced by the current structure in the 1990s.Wyong Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage On 1 November 1993, an upgraded footbridge with a new ticket office and lifts was opened by Minister for Transport Bruce Baird."Further Easy Access Stations Completed" Railway Digest December 1993 page 517
Platforms and services
Wyong has three platforms, one island with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line with services travelling between Sydney Central & Newcastle via Strathfield with some services terminating at Wyong, as well as limited local services between Newcastle & Gosford. There are 3 weekday morning and evening peak hour services that terminate at Wyong to and from Sydney Central via Gordon.
It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer and XPT long-distance services between Sydney, Armidale, Moree, Casino and Brisbane.
Transport links
Busways operates seven bus routes via Wyong station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 78: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Warnervale station 79: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Watanobbi, Hamlyn Terrace & Woongarrah 80: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Pacific Highway & Wyong Hospital 81: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Johns Road Wadalba & Wyongah 82: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven via Tacoma & Wyongah 93: Westfield Tuggerah to Noraville 94: Westfield Tuggerah to Budgewoi
Coastal Liner operates four bus routes via Wyong station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 10: Westfield Tuggerah to Warnervale station 11: Westfield Tuggerah to Lake Haven 12: Westfield Tuggerah to Dooralong via Durren Durren 13: to Westfield Tuggerah to Lemon Tree via Warnervale station
Red Bus Services operates seven bus routes via Wyong station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 15: to The Entrance 16: Wyong to The Entrance 19: to Gosford station via Bateau Bay 24: to The Entrance via Berkeley Vale & Glenning Valley (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