Adamstown railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Newcastle suburb of Adamstown, and was opened on 15 August 1887.Adamstown Station NSWrail.net
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.Adamstown Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage"Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1984 page 197 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 side platforms and a third non-operational platform. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling between Sydney Central, Gosford and Newcastle.
Track layout
Transport links Newcastle Transport operates one bus route via Adamstown station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 14: Newcastle to Swansea Heads via Kotara, Charlestown and Belmont
References
External links
Adamstown station details Transport for New South Wales