Whittingham railway station

Whittingham railway station is a closed railway station on the Main Northern railway line that served the Hunter town of Whittingham. It opened on 6 September 1869 as Falkner's Platform. It was upgraded from a platform to a station and renamed Whittingham in February 1877, at which time a ticket office and waiting room was built and stationmaster appointed. It was for many years the railway access point for the Singleton Army Camp. From 1921 to 1931, it was also an access point for the Singleton Racing Club's short-lived Whittingham Racecourse, which was a adjacent to the station. A minor derailment occurred at the station in 1945 when a shunting engine and its tender split the points. It was closed at a unknown date and the station was demolished.