Tamworth railway station, New South Wales

Tamworth

Station front in November 2009
Location Marius Street, Tamworth
Coordinates 31°05′14″S 150°55′51″E / 31.0873°S 150.9308°E / -31.0873; 150.9308
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance 455.10 kilometres from Central
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code TMW
History
Opened 9 January 1882
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Armidale
NSW TrainLink North Western
towards Sydney

Tamworth railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Tamworth, opening on 9 January 1882 when the line was extended from West Tamworth to Kootingal.[1][2] It has one platform with a disused dock platform at the southern end that was formerly used by the Barraba line railmotor service.[3]

Services

Tamworth station is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Northern Tablelands Xplorer service operating between Armidale and Sydney. NSW TrainLink also operate a coach service from the station to Inverell.[4]


Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney Central & Armidale

New England Coaches' services to Coffs Harbour and Warwick depart from the station forecourt.[5]

References

  1. Tamworth Station NSWrail.net
  2. Tamworth Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "A Return Trip to Barraba in CHP38" Australian Railway Historical Society issue 753 July 2000 page 266
  4. "North West timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013.
  5. Time Tables New England Coaches

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