Kotara railway station

Kotara is a railway station located in the Newcastle suburb of Kotara on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. The station has two platforms, in an island configuration. The station is serviced by intercity services that operate between Newcastle and Sydney, with some terminating at Gosford.

Kotara station has very limited sheltered area. The station is not staffed at any time, as it has very low patronage. Notice boards can be found at the entrance to the station. The station itself has a relatively short platform, thus passengers on 8-car trains are asked to board the last 6 carriages (4-car trains are also used during off-peak hours and weekends which makes it possible for passengers alighting or boarding to utilise the entire 4-car set). Entrance to the station is via overhead stairs which cross both tracks and provide an overhead walkway for pedestrians to cross from one side of the rail tracks to the other. The station has only one opal reader, located at the top of the staircase going down to the station.

Westfield Kotara is about a 20-minute walk from the station.

History
The station opened on 12 November 1924.