Civic railway station was located on the Newcastle line in New South Wales, Australia. It served the Civic part of Newcastle's central business district, opening on 22 December 1935.[2][3] The station had the smallest signal box in the state to control the Merewether Street level crossing. The signal box closed in July 1992.[4] Civic station closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to terminate at Hamilton.[5] In 2019, Civic was reopened as a park named "Museum Place" due to it being a short distance from Newcastle Museum. The area between the platforms was filled in, and the station buildings remained intact.

Civic
Westbound view from Platform 1 in July 2013
General information
Location	Hunter Street, Newcastle Australia
Coordinates	32°55′36″S 151°46′20″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Line(s)	Newcastle
Distance	167.02 km (103.78 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CVI
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	22 December 1935
Closed	26 December 2014
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013	890 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	163

Platforms & services

Civic had two side platforms that could accommodate six carriages. At the time of its closure, it was serviced by trains from Sydney Central to Newcastle[6] and local services from Newcastle to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[7]

Platform 1 was for services to Newcastle. Platform 2 was for services to Gosford, Sydney Central, Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone.

In 2007, Platform 2 was extended at its western end to allow Merewether Street level crossing to remain open while trains are stopped at the station.[8]

References

External links

• Media related to Civic railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Civic station details Sydney Trains