Hexham railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Hexham, and was opened on 1 August 1871.[2]

Hexham
Eastbound view in August 2006
General information
Location	Pacific Highway, Hexham Australia
Coordinates	32°49′45″S 151°41′03″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	175.53 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	HXM
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1 August 1871
Rebuilt	1990s
Passengers
2013	50 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	264
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Tarro toward Telarah or Scone Hunter Line Sandgate toward Newcastle Interchange

Hexham originally had a substantial brick platform building; however, this was demolished in May 1993 and replaced with a lightweight bus-shelter type structure.[3] The station has a full-length island platform; however, the eastern end has been fenced off to a shorter two carriage train length.

Until 1987, the Richmond Vale's exchange sidings were located opposite Hexham station.

In November 2014, the Australian Rail Track Corporation completed a project that saw the westbound coal road relocated further south to make way for five 1,800 metre passing loops.[4][5][6][7][8]

South of the coal road, Aurizon have a locomotive depot.[9]

Platforms and services

Hexham 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.[10]

References

External links

• Media related to Hexham station at Wikimedia Commons
• Hexham station details Transport for New South Wales