- Newcastle and Central Coast railway line
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Newcastle & Central Coast line 
Mode Regional rail line
Coach serviceOwner CityRail Operator(s) CityRail Connects Central
Woy Woy
Gosford
Wyong
Fassifern
Toronto (by coach)
Hamilton
NewcastleLength 168 km Stations 31 Fleet V, G, K and H (Oscar) sets Depot(s) Flemington
HornsbyLine colour Red/Grey Key dates 1887 Opened The Newcastle and Central Coast Line is an intercity railway line of Sydney's CityRail network. It runs from Sydney's Central Station via the Central Coast along an inland route, and ends in the Central Business District of Newcastle. It is coloured red on a grey background on CityRail maps and other promotional material.
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Description of route
The route follows the Main West and Main South railway line routes until Strathfield, where it diverts north and follows the route of the Main North line until Broadmeadow, before diverting east along the route of the Newcastle branch line. The line is electrified at 1500V DC throughout, and is primarily double track, although there are passing loops at Hawkesbury River, Gosford, Wyong, Awaba, and Sulphide Junction (between Cockle Creek and Cardiff). Terminating of trains is available at Gosford, Wyong, and Morisset stations.
Prior to electrification of the route, steam hauled passenger trains were varied and interesting.[1]
There are two stations planned on the line - a new station for Warnervale town centre (Woongarrah) at North Warnervale and a Glendale station between Cockle Creek and Cardiff. Both of these are in the planning stage.
This line is currently receiving ongoing track work between Gosford and Newcastle. This is part of the Track Reconstruction Strategy which commenced in 2003. Track reconstruction work includes replacing timber sleepers with concrete, new rails, ballast cleaning, reconditioning, drainage, resurfacing track, overhead wiring adjustments, track adjustments, signal restoration works and rail corridor clean-up and presentation. The track work is expected to be completed in 2009/10. During track work times, buses replace most trains when tracks are not ready.
The line is notable for the detailed Street art murals that adorn areas near most stations between Hornsby and Newcastle, incorporating imagery and names related to the appropriate station. The route also takes in a meandering but picturesque section along the Hawkesbury River, Brisbane Water and Lake Macquarie.
Stations
This table does not include the services which run via the ■North Shore Line and extend to Gosford and Wyong.
Name of Station Code MyMulti
ZoneServing Suburbs Pattern stops at this station Connections Newcastle and Central Coast Line Central SYD One Central, Strawberry Hills, Ultimo, Surry Hills 
■Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
■Bankstown Line ■South Line
■Airport & East Hills Line
■Inner West Line ■Northern Line
■Western Line ■North Shore Line
■South Coast Line
■Blue Mountains Line
■Southern Highlands Line
(peak hours only)Redfern
(peak hours only)RDF One Redfern, Waterloo, Darlington
The University of Sydney
■Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
■Bankstown Line ■South Line
■Airport & East Hills Line*
■Western Line ■Inner West Line
■Northern Line
■South Coast Line*
■Blue Mountains Line*
*peak hours only
Strathfield SFD Two Strathfield, Burwood ■Western Line ■South Line
■Inner West Line ■Northern Line
■Blue Mountains LineWest Ryde
(peak hours only)WRD Two West Ryde ■Northern Line Eastwood EAW Two Eastwood, Marsfield ■Northern Line Epping EPG Two Epping, North Epping ■Northern Line Hornsby HBY Two Hornsby, Waitara ■North Shore Line ■Northern Line Asquith
(limited service only)ASQ Three Asquith Berowra BEW Three Berowra, Berowra Heights ■North Shore Line Cowan CWN Three Cowan Hawkesbury River HKR Three Brooklyn Wondabyne WDB Three Wondabyne Woy Woy WOY Three Woy Woy ■North Shore Line(peak hours only) Koolewong KWG Three Koolewong Tascott TSC Three Tascott Point Clare PCL Three Point Clare Gosford GOS Three Gosford ■North Shore Line(peak hours only) Narara NRR Three Narara Niagara Park NIA Three Niagara Park Lisarow LRW Three Lisarow Ourimbah OUR Three Ourimbah Tuggerah TGG Three Tuggerah,
Mardi,
Chittaway Point,
Kangy AngyWyong WYG Three Wyong,
Wattanobi■North Shore Line(peak hours only) Warnervale WNV Three Warnervale, Woongarrah, Hamlyn Terrace North Warnervale
(under planning)- Three Woongarrah - - - - - - - - Wyee WYE Three Wyee Morisset MOI Three Morisset Dora Creek DRK Three Dora Creek, Myuna Bay, Eraring Awaba AWB Three & Green Awaba Fassifern FSN Three & Green Fassifern, Blackalls Park, Fennell Bay ■Fassifern to Toronto Bus Service Booragul BGL Three & Green Booragul, Marmong Point Teralba TRB Three & Green Teralba Cockle Creek CKK Three & Green Cockle Creek Glendale
(under planning)- Three & Green Glendale, Cardiff - - - - - - - - Cardiff CDF Three & Green Cardiff, Cardiff Heights, Glendale Kotara KRZ Three & Green Kotara, Kotara South Adamstown ADT Three & Green Adamstown, New Lambton Broadmeadow BMD Three & Green Broadmeadow Hamilton HMN Three & Green Hamilton, Islington ■Hunter Line Wickham WKH Three & Green Wickham, Newcastle West Civic CVI Three & Green Newcastle, Honeysuckle, Cooks Hill Newcastle NTL Three & Green Newcastle, Newcastle East, The Hill ■Hunter Line Despite the introduction of the MyMulti ticket on 18 April 2010, a Green Newcastle TravelPass continues to be available, valid for travel on this line between Newcastle and Awaba (including the Fassifern to Toronto "Train Bus" service). All stations served by the Newcastle TravelPass are also accessible with a MyMulti 3 ticket.
Stopping Patterns
A service to Newcastle waiting to depart from Central.
- Pattern 1: Newcastle, all to Berowra, Hornsby, Epping, Eastwood, Strathfield, Central and vice-versa (early morning and late night services; one morning peak hour service to Central; one evening peak service to Newcastle). Some trains stop all stations from Newcastle to Honrsby, except for Wondabyne, then Epping, Strathfield, Central *
- Pattern 2: Newcastle, Civic, Hamilton, Broadmeadow, Cardiff, Fassifern, Morisset, all to Tuggerah, Gosford, Woy Woy, Hornsby, Epping, Eastwood, Strathfield, Central and vice-versa (daytime off-peak and peak hours) †
- Pattern 3: Wyong, all to Berowra, Hornsby, Epping, Eastwood, Strathfield, Redfern, Central and vice-versa (daytime off-peak and peak hours) ¹
- Pattern 4: Newcastle, all to Morisset and vice-versa (daytime off-peak and evening peak hour)
- Pattern 5: Newcastle, all to Gosford, Woy Woy, Hornsby, Epping, Eastwood, Strathfield, Central and vice-versa (peak hours only)
- Pattern 6: Gosford, all to Berowra, Hornsby, Epping, Eastwood, Strathfield, Central and vice-versa (late afternoon off-peak and early evening peak hour) ²
- Pattern 7: The former "Newcastle Flyer" service: Newcastle, Hamilton, Broadmeadow, Cardiff, Fassifern, Morisset, Gosford, Hornsby, Strathfield, Central and vice-versa (One peak hour morning service to Central; one peak hour evening service to Newcastle) ³
Note: means that not all services on this pattern service this station:
* Some early morning services also stop at Asquith. The morning peak hour service to Central also stops at West Ryde. The evening peak hour service to Newcastle also stops at Redfern.
† Some services also stop at Ourimbah, Lisarow, Niagara Park and Narara. (1 afternoon Newcastle bound train also stops at Berowra and 1 morning Newcastle bound train stops at Hawkesbury River.)
¹ Some services to Central in the morning peak hour also stops at West Ryde.
² One service to Gosford in the afternoon peak stops at Redfern. Most services stop at both Eastwood ans Epping.
³ The morning peak service also stops at Woy Woy. The evening peak service also stops at Tuggerah and Wyong.
Off peak pattern
1tph: Sydney Terminal, Strathfield, Eastwood, Epping, Hornsby, Berowra and then all stations to Wyong.
1tph: Sydney Terminal, Strathfield, Eastwood, Epping, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Gosford, Tuggerah all stations to Morisset, Fassifern, Cardiff, Broadmeadow, Hamilton, Civic and Newcastle.
1tph: Morisset and then all stations to Newcastle
Weekend pattern
1tph: Sydney Terminal, Strathfield, Eastwood, Epping, Hornsby, Berowra and then all stations to Wyong.
0.5tph: Sydney Terminal, Strathfield, Eastwood, Epping, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Gosford, Tuggerah all stations to Morisset, Fassifern, Cardiff, Broadmeadow, Hamilton, Civic and Newcastle.
0.5tph: Sydney Terminal, Strathfield, Eastwood, Epping, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Gosford, Tuggerah all stations to Newcastle.
See also
- Main Northern Line- for details of history and construction.
- Newcastle Branch line- for the branch line between Broadmeadow and Newcastle.
- Woy Woy Tunnel.
- Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge.
Further reading
- The Short North Singleton C.C. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, May et seq, 1965
References
- ^ Some Steam Trains of New South Wales in Retrospect: Trains to Newcastle and the Short North Covell, Charles Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 2000 pp369-386
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