Cardiff railway station, New South Wales
Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||
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Main Northern | ||||||||||||||||
Distance | 155.08 km (96.36 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Status |
Staffed: 4am-8pm
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Station code | CDF | |||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 14 March 1889 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 8 June 1902 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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2023[2] |
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Cardiff railway station is located on the
Despite being one of the busiest stations in the region, the station long had substandard facilities, in particular, a lack of disabled access.[4] There had been numerous (often contradictory) proposals to either upgrade Cardiff or relocate the station to the abandoned station at nearby Glendale, following community pressure stretching back to the 1990s.[5]
In November 2010, work started on a series of upgrades.[6] These improved the parking and stairs and provided wheelchair access, weather protection, and a lengthened platform capable of accommodating eight carriage trains.
Platforms and services
Cardiff has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[7]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [7] | |
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2 | services to Newcastle | [7] |
Transport links
Hunter Valley Buses operates three bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 262: Cameron Park to Charlestown via Constitution Dr[8]
- 263: Cameron Park to Charlestown[9]
- 267: West Wallsend to Glendale[10]
Newcastle Transport operates three bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 13: Glendale to Newcastle via Cardiff & John Hunter Hospital[11]
- 29: Glendale to Swansea North via Cardiff and Belmont[12]
- 44: Macquarie Hills[13]
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Cardiff Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Cardiff businesses demand railway station upgrade Newcastle Herald 20 May 2009
- ^ 65m for Cardiff rail station upgrade Newcastle Herald 1 May 2010
- ^ Work starts on access upgrade at Cardiff railway station ABC News 15 November 2010
- ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 262". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 263". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 267". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 13". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 29". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Newcastle Transport route 44". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Media related to Cardiff railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff station details Transport for New South Wales