Booragul railway station

Booragul

Northbound view in May 2006
Location Station Street, Booragul
Australia
Coordinates 32°58′17″S 151°36′17″E / 32.971421°S 151.604714°E / -32.971421; 151.604714Coordinates: 32°58′17″S 151°36′17″E / 32.971421°S 151.604714°E / -32.971421; 151.604714
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance 146.39 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code BGL
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 24 October 1926
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Newcastle
Central Coast & Newcastle Line
towards Central

Booragul railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the City of Lake Macquarie suburb of Booragul opening on 24 October 1926.[1]

The original station buildings were extensively damaged in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake,[2] resulting in their demolition and replacement with the current structures.

Platforms & services

Booragul has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Hamilton (Newcastle).[3]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Gosford & Sydney Central [3]
2 services to Hamilton (Newcastle) [3]

Hunter Valley Buses operates one route via Booragul station:

References

  1. ↑ Booragul Station NSWrail.net
  2. ↑ 1989 Earthquake damage to Booragul Railway Station Lake Macquarie City Library
  3. 1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 5 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Routes 269, 270 and 271 timetable". Hunter Valley Buses. 20 April 2015.
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