Maitland railway station

Maitland railway station
Details
Suburb	Maitland
Number of Platforms	5
Platform Config.	1 side, 2 island
Services
Lines served

Telarah Interchange (Dungog Branch) Lochinvar (Scone Branch) Maitland Victoria Street High Street

Broadmeadow Maitland Dungog

Broadmeadow Maitland Singleton

Maitland is a railway station on the Hunter line. It serves the Maitland CBD, Northern Suburbs and is the Main Station for the Maitland region. Maitland station is the branch point for the Main North railway line and the North Coast Line, with the Main North Line continuing to Scone, and beyond and the North Coast Line continuing to Dungog and beyond.

History

The station opened as West Maitland in 1880, with only one platform. Platforms 2 & 3 were built in 1914, and platforms 4 & 5 were built at an unknown date. The station was renamed Maitland on 1st April 1949.[1] [2]

The station ran train services to Cessnock from June 1902 to May 1972, when the train line closed, due to low patronage. A similar bus service, the 164 bus, is run by Rover Coaches from Maitland to Cessnock in the present day.[3]

Steamfest

Each April, the Hunter Valley Steamfest is held here. Steam and diesel trains run from Maitland to various other train stations, such as Paterson, Branxton and recently, Newcastle Interchange. There are also food stalls, music, rides, and more scattered around Maitland at this time. 2020 & 2021 Steamfests were cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Platforms and Services

NSW TrainLink operates diesel self-propelled railcars through Maitland as part of its Hunter Line service from Newcastle. On average it receives two local trains per hour in each direction on weekdays (which are not evenly spaced) and an hourly service on weekends. Most outbound services terminate at Telarah, the first station on the North Coast Line, with a limited number of services continuing north to Scone or Dungog. Maitland is also a stopping point for Regional NSW TrainLink XPT and Xplorer services on the Main North and North Coast lines.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
		Services to Newcastle Interchange
		Services to Sydney Central
		Services to Dungog Interchange and Telarah Interchange
		Services to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane
		Services to Newcastle	Some services terminate here
		Services to Sydney Central
		Services to Muswellbrook Interchange and Scone Interchange,Singleton Interchange
		Services to Armidale and Moree
	N/A	N/A	Unused. Coal trains pass through

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Hunter Line

Newcastle Interchange to Maitland Terminus ← Newcastle Interchange, Hamilton, Waratah, Warabrook, Sandgate, Hexham, Tarro, Beresfield, Thornton, Metford, Victoria Street, East Maitland, High Street, Maitland Dungog Branch ↑ Scone Branch → Dungog Branch Telarah, Mindaribba, Paterson, Martins Creek, Hilldale, Wallarobba, Wirragulla, Dungog Terminus ↑ Scone Branch Lochinvar, Greta, Branxton, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Aberdeen, Scone Terminus → Fleet J set (Hunter Railcar) - N set (Endeavour) Line details - NSW TrainLink

NSW TrainLink Regional North Coast Line
Sydney Metropolitan Central, Strathfield, Hornsby, Gosford, Wyong, Fassifern, Broadmeadow, Maitland, Dungog, Gloucester, Wingham, Taree, Kendall, Wauchope, Kempsey, Eungai, Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Urunga, Sawtell, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Casino, Kyogle, Queensland Roma Street (Brisbane),

NSW TrainLink Regional North Western Line
Sydney Metropolitan Central, Strathfield, Hornsby, Gosford to Werris Creek Gosford, Wyong, Fassifern, Broadmeadow, Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Aberdeen, Scone, Murrurundi, Willow Tree, Qurindi, Werris Creek, Armidale Branch Tamworth, Kootingal, Walcha Road, Uralla, Armidale Moree Branch Gunnedah, Boggabri, Narrabri, Bellata, Moree