Newcastle Interchange is a transport interchange serving the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the termini for NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line train services, Newcastle Light Rail services and Newcastle Transport bus routes.

Newcastle Interchange
The interchange from Stewart Avenue
General information
Location	Station Street, Wickham Australia
Coordinates	32°55′29″S 151°45′39″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Newcastle
Distance	165.60 kilometres from Central
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	15 October 2017
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Terminus Central Coast & Newcastle Line Hamilton toward Central Hunter Line Hamilton toward Dungog or Scone Preceding station Newcastle Light Rail Following station Terminus Newcastle Light Rail Honeysuckle towards Newcastle Beach
Location
Newcastle Interchange Location within Newcastle, Australia

Located in the inner Newcastle suburb of Wickham, it is to the west of the former Wickham station. The railway station opened 15 October 2017 with light rail services commencing on 17 February 2019.

History

As part of its plans to revitalise the Newcastle central business district, the Newcastle railway line was closed east of Hamilton on 25 December 2014 to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.[1][2][3] Included in the project was a transport interchange.[4][3][5]

The design for the new interchange was released by Transport for NSW in July 2015.[6] Originally to be named Wickham Transport Interchange, in December 2015 Transport for NSW lodged a proposal with the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales to have the station name changed to Newcastle Interchange.[7][8] This was confirmed in December 2016.[9][10]

Construction commenced in May 2016 after being delayed by a legal challenge to the line's closure.[11] The railway station was opened on 15 October 2017 by Transport Minister Andrew Constance.[12][13] Light-rail services commenced in February 2019.[14]

A World War I honour roll was placed at the end of platform 1. Originally installed at Wickham Superior Public School, it was donated to the Newcastle Museum after the school had to be demolished following the 1989 Newcastle earthquake.[15]

Services

External image
Newcastle Interchange Public Transport Map, 2020 by Transport for NSW

Train

Newcastle Interchange is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services to and from Gosford & Sydney Central[16] and Hunter Line services to and from Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[17]

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  Platforms

Track layout
Legend
to Hamilton 2 1 3 Stewart Avenue Newcastle Light Rail

Bus

In September 2015, the former Newcastle & Suburban Co-Operative store building adjacent to the transport interchange was purchased as the site for a proposed bus interchange.[18] Demolition commenced in June 2018 and the new bus interchange opened on 5 July 2020.[19][20][21][22][23]

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  The bus interchange building in January 2021
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  Bus stands and layover areas at the bus interchange in January 2021

Light rail

Newcastle Light Rail services commenced in February 2019 and operate from Newcastle Interchange through the Newcastle central business district to Newcastle Beach.[24][25][26][27]

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  The light rail stop as viewed from Stewart Avenue
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  The light rail stop in January 2021

References

External links

Media related to Newcastle Interchange at Wikimedia Commons

• Newcastle Interchange details Transport for NSW