Newcastle Interchange
Newcastle Interchange | ||||||||||||||||
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 Stewart Avenue view of the complex under construction in May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Station Street, Wickham Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′29″S 151°45′39″E / 32.924753°S 151.760727°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 165.60 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Light Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | Scheduled 15 October 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Wickham Transport Interchange | |||||||||||||||
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Newcastle Interchange is an under-construction transport interchange situated in the Australian city of Newcastle. It will serve as the termini for NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line train services, Newcastle Light Rail services and Newcastle Transport bus routes.
Located in the inner Newcastle suburb of Wickham, it is to the west of the former Wickham station. The railway station will open 15 October 2017 with light rail services commencing in 2019.
History
As part of its plans to revitalise the Newcastle central business district, the Newcastle railway line was closed west of Hamilton on 25 December 2014 to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.[1][2][3] Included in the project was a transport interchange..[4][5][6]
The design for the new interchange was released by Transport for New South Wales in July 2015.[7] Originally to be named Wickham Transport Interchange, in December 2015 Transport for NSW lodged a proposal with the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales to have the station name changed to Newcastle Interchange.[8][9] This was confirmed in December 2016.[10][11]
Construction commenced in May 2016 after being delayed by a legal challenge to the line's closure.[12] The railway station will open 15 October 2017.[13] Light-rail services are scheduled to commence in 2019.
Services
Newcastle Interchange will be serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services to and from Sydney Central[14] and Hunter Line services to and from Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[15]
Newcastle Light Rail services will operate through the Newcastle central business district to Pacific Park.[16][17][18][19]
Bus Interchange
In September 2015, the former Newcastle & Suburban Co-Operative store building adjacent to the transport interchange was purchased as the site for a proposed bus interchange.[20] Construction is scheduled to commence in late-2017.[21][22][23]
Services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [14] | |
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| services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone | [15] | ||
| 2 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [14] | |
| services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone | [15] | ||
| 3 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [14] | |
| services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone | [15] |
References
- ^ Last train leaves Newcastle station Newcastle Herald 26 December 2014
- ^ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW July 2014
- ^ Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light Transport for NSW 14 November 2014
- ^ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW July 2014
- ^ Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light Transport for NSW 14 November 2014
- ^ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW
- ^ Revitalising Newcastle: Design revealed for Wickham transport interchange Transport for NSW
- ^ Proposal to assign a Newcastle station name Geographical Names Board of New South Wales 11 December 2015
- ^ Newcastle Interchange name proposed for new Wickham station ABC News 12 December 2015
- ^ "New transport hub to don the name 'Newcastle Interchange' | Transport for NSW - Corporate". www.transport.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ New Wickham Interchange officially named Newcastle Interchange Newcastle Herald 22 December 2016
- ^ Improving infrastructure at Wickham Revitalising Newcastle
- ^ Newcastle Interchange Transport for New South Wales
- ^ a b c d "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b c d "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Newcastle Light Rail Announced Transport for NSW 23 May 2014
- ^ Light rail route for city finally unveiled ABC News 23 May 2014
- ^ Light rail decision draws mixed reactions Newcastle Herald 23 May 2014
- ^ Map Fairfax Regional
- ^ Sky's the limit for super Store: state buys site adjacent to interchange Newcastle Herald 29 September 2015
- ^ Newcastle Bus Interchange: Review of Environmental Factors Revitalising Newcastle July 2017
- ^ Old Newcastle Store Building to go for bus interchange NBN Television 24 July 2017
- ^ RET paper out for proposed Newcastle bus interchange Rail Express 31 July 2017
External links
Media related to Newcastle Interchange at Wikimedia Commons