High Street railway station, New South Wales

High Street railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the High Street area of Maitland opening on 27 May 1856.[3]

High Street
Westbound view in July 2014
General information
LocationHigh Street, Maitland
Australia
Coordinates32°44′29″S 151°33′50″E / 32.741457°S 151.563917°E / -32.741457; 151.563917
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance191.41 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeHGH
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened27 May 1856
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 10,010 (year)
  • 27 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Maitland
towards Telarah or Scone
Hunter Line East Maitland

High Street formerly had a wooden structure on the footbridge, however this was destroyed by fire in 1987 and replaced with a waiting shelter on the platform.[4] Only the eastern half of the platform remains in use, with the western part fenced off.

Platforms and services edit

High Street has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle, Maitland and Telarah. It is also serviced by one early morning service to Scone.[5]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Newcastle [5]
2 services to Maitland & Telarah 1 early morning service to Scone[5]

Transport links edit

Hunter Valley Buses operates four bus routes via High Street station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References edit

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ High Street Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Station News – North" Railway Digest February 1988 page 50
  5. ^ a b c "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 181". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 183". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 184". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Hunter Valley Buses route 185". Transport for NSW.

External links edit