Cardiff railway station, New South Wales

Cardiff railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Cardiff, opening on 14 March 1889, relocating to its present site on 8 June 1902.[2]

For railway stations in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, see List of railway stations in Cardiff.

Cardiff
Northbound view in July 2013
General information
LocationMain Road, Cardiff
Australia
Coordinates32°56′30″S 151°39′46″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance155.08 km (96.36 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeCDF
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened14 March 1889 (1889-03-14)
Rebuilt8 June 1902
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2013830 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank167
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Kotara
towards Newcastle Interchange
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line Cockle Creek
towards Central
Broadmeadow
towards Newcastle Interchange
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Express
 Fassifern
towards Central

Despite being one of the busiest stations in the region, the station long had substandard facilities, in particular, a lack of disabled access.[3] There had been numerous (often contradictory) proposals to either upgrade Cardiff or relocate the station to the abandoned station at nearby Glendale, following community pressure stretching back to the 1990s.[4]

In November 2010, work started on a series of upgrades.[5] These improved the parking and stairs and provided wheelchair access, weather protection, and a lengthened platform capable of accommodating eight carriage trains.

Platforms and services

Cardiff has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[6]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Gosford & Sydney Central [6]
2 services to Newcastle [6]

Hunter Valley Buses operates three bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Newcastle Transport operates three bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References
  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. Cardiff Station NSWrail.net
  3. Cardiff businesses demand railway station upgrade Newcastle Herald 20 May 2009
  4. 65m for Cardiff rail station upgrade Newcastle Herald 1 May 2010
  5. Work starts on access upgrade at Cardiff railway station ABC News 15 November 2010
  6. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. "Hunter Valley Buses route 262". Transport for NSW.
  8. "Hunter Valley Buses route 263". Transport for NSW.
  9. "Hunter Valley Buses route 267". Transport for NSW.
  10. "Newcastle Transport route 13". Transport for NSW.
  11. "Newcastle Transport route 29". Transport for NSW.
  12. "Newcastle Transport route 44". Transport for NSW.
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