Newcastle Interchange

Newcastle Interchange
Stewart Avenue view of the complex in November 2017
Location	Station Street, Wickham Australia
Coordinates	32°55′29″S 151°45′39″E / 32.924753°S 151.760727°E / -32.924753; 151.760727Coordinates: 32°55′29″S 151°45′39″E / 32.924753°S 151.760727°E / -32.924753; 151.760727
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Newcastle
Distance	165.60 kilometres from Central
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	( commences 2019)
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	15 October 2017
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Wickham Transport Interchange
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Hamilton towards Central Central Coast & Newcastle Line Terminus Hamilton towards Dungog or Scone Hunter Line Terminus Newcastle Light Rail Terminus Newcastle Light Rail Honeysuckle toward Newcastle Beach
Location
Newcastle Interchange Location within Newcastle, Australia

Newcastle Interchange is a transport interchange situated in the Australian city of Newcastle, New South Wales. It serves as the termini for NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line train services, Newcastle Light Rail services and Newcastle Transport bus routes.

Located in the inner Newcastle suburb of Wickham, it is to the west of the former Wickham station. The railway station opened 15 October 2017 with light rail services due to commence in 2019.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Services
  
  
  
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    2.1 Train
    
  
  
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    2.2 Bus
    
  
  
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    2.3 Light rail
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Track Layout
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

History

As part of its plans to revitalise the Newcastle central business district, the Newcastle railway line was closed east of Hamilton on 25 December 2014 to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.^[1][2][3] Included in the project was a transport interchange.^[4][3][5]

The design for the new interchange was released by Transport for New South Wales in July 2015.^[6] Originally to be named Wickham Transport Interchange, in December 2015 Transport for NSW lodged a proposal with the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales to have the station name changed to Newcastle Interchange.^[7][8] This was confirmed in December 2016.^[9][10]

Construction commenced in May 2016 after being delayed by a legal challenge to the line's closure.^[11] The railway station was opened on 15 October 2017 by Transport Minister Andrew Constance.^[12][13] Light-rail services are scheduled to commence in 2019.

A World War I honour roll was placed at the end of platform 1. Originally installed at Wickham Superior Public School, it was donated to the Newcastle Museum after the school had to be demolished following the 1989 Newcastle earthquake.^[14]

Services

Train

Newcastle Interchange is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services to and from Sydney Central^[15] and Hunter Line services to and from Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.^[16]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	CCN	services to Wyong, Gosford & Sydney Central	[15]
	HUN	services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone	[16]
2	CCN	services to Gosford & Sydney Central	[15]
	HUN	services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone	[16]
3	CCN	services to Gosford & Sydney Central	[15]
	HUN	services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone	[16]

Bus

Newcastle Transport operates five routes to and from Newcastle Interchange:

• 22: Newcastle Interchange to Charlestown via Merewether & Highfields^[17]
  


• 23: Newcastle Interchange to Wallsend via Lambton^[18]
  


• 24: Marketown to Wallsend via Newcastle Interchange, Mayfield & Waratah^[19]
  


• 26: Newcastle Interchange to Wallsend via Kotara & John Hunter Hospital^[20]
  


• 28: Newcastle Interchange to Mount Hutton via Broadmeadow, Adamstown & Kotara^[21]
  

In September 2015, the former Newcastle & Suburban Co-Operative store building adjacent to the transport interchange was purchased as the site for a proposed bus interchange.^[22] Construction commenced in late 2017.^[23][24][25]

Light rail

Newcastle Light Rail services will operate through the Newcastle central business district to Newcastle Beach.^{[26][27][28][29]}

Track Layout

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[ v t e ] Track layout
Legend
Towards Hamilton 2 1 3 Stewart Avenue Newcastle Light Rail

References

1. 
   ^ Last train leaves Newcastle station Newcastle Herald 26 December 2014
   


2. 
   ^ Wickham Transport Interchange Archived 25 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW July 2014
   


3. 
   ^ ^ab Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light Transport for NSW 14 November 2014
   


4. 
   ^ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW July 2014
   


5. 
   ^ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW
   


6. 
   ^ Revitalising Newcastle: Design revealed for Wickham transport interchange Archived 16 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
   


7. 
   ^ Proposal to assign a Newcastle station name Geographical Names Board of New South Wales 11 December 2015
   


8. 
   ^ Newcastle Interchange name proposed for new Wickham station ABC News 12 December 2015
   


9. 
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10. 
    ^ New Wickham Interchange officially named Newcastle Interchange Newcastle Herald 22 December 2016
    


11. 
    ^ Improving infrastructure at Wickham Revitalising Newcastle
    


12. 
    ^ Timetable changes Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line Transport for New South Wales 1 October 2017
    


13. 
    ^ Glorious day: Newcastle Interchange at Wickham opens Newcastle Herald 15 October 2017
    


14. 
    ^ Interchange to feature a piece of local history NBN Television 16 October 2017
    


15. 
    ^ ^abcd "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
    


16. 
    ^ ^abcd "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
    


17. 
    ^ "Newcastle Transport route 22". Transport for NSW.
    


18. 
    ^ "Newcastle Transport route 23". Transport for NSW.
    


19. 
    ^ "Newcastle Transport route 24". Transport for NSW.
    


20. 
    ^ "Newcastle Transport route 26". Transport for NSW.
    


21. 
    ^ "Newcastle Transport route 28". Transport for NSW.
    


22. 
    ^ Sky's the limit for super Store: state buys site adjacent to interchange Newcastle Herald 29 September 2015
    


23. 
    ^ Newcastle Bus Interchange: Review of Environmental Factors Revitalising Newcastle July 2017
    


24. 
    ^ Old Newcastle Store Building to go for bus interchange NBN Television 24 July 2017
    


25. 
    ^ RET paper out for proposed Newcastle bus interchange Rail Express 31 July 2017
    


26. 
    ^ Newcastle Light Rail Announced Transport for NSW 23 May 2014
    


27. 
    ^ Light rail route for city finally unveiled ABC News 23 May 2014
    


28. 
    ^ Light rail decision draws mixed reactions Newcastle Herald 23 May 2014
    


29. 
    ^ Map Fairfax Regional
    

External links

• Video of the Newcastle Interchange Opening

Media related to Newcastle Interchange at Wikimedia Commons

• 
  Newcastle Interchange details Transport for New South Wales

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