Thornton railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves Thornton in the eastern suburbs of Maitland opening in 1913.Thornton Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
The original station site opened on 1 August 1871 as Woodford and was renamed in to Thornton in 1887 to avoid confusion with Woodford railway station in the Blue Mountains."The Great Northern Railway, Newcastle to Maitland 150 years on" Australian Railway History March 2007Thornton Station NSWrail.net The line from Tarro was duplicated in 1880 and quadrupled on 10 February 1913 when the current station site opened.
To the south-west of the station, the Bloomfield Colliery branches off.
Platforms and services Thornton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Intercity Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.
Transport links Hunter Valley Buses operates two bus routes via Thornton station, under contract to Transport for NSW: 182: to Rutherford 189: to Stockland Green Hills
References
External links
Thornton station details Transport for New South Wales