Morisset railway station

Morisset railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the City of Lake Macquarie suburb of Morisset opening on 15 August 1887 as Morrisset before being renamed Morisset on 1 February 1889.^[3]

Morisset
Southbound view of the station platforms, May 2007
General information
Location	Dora Street, Morisset Australia
Coordinates	33°06′33″S 151°29′15″E
Elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	123.33 km (76.63 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MOI
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	15 August 1887; 137 years ago (1887-08-15)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Morrisset (1887-1889)
Passengers
2023[1]	356,050 (year) 975 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Dora Creek towards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Wyee towards Central Fassifern towards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Express Wyong towards Central Wyee Weekends only towards Central

Platforms and services

Morisset has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.^[4] Until October 2013 it was the terminating point for many local services from the old Newcastle station, however these now all continue to Gosford and Sydney.

The remnants of the former freight yard are immediately north of the station including a southbound refuge loop.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	CCN	services to Gosford & Sydney Central	[4]
2	CCN	services to Newcastle	[4]

Transport links

Busways operates one bus route via Morisset station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 95: to Lake Haven via Gwandalan & Mannering Park (Weekdays only)^[5]

Hunter Valley Buses operates five bus routes via Morisset station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 275: to Toronto via Wangi Wangi^[6]
• 278: to Silverwater^[7]
• 279: to Sunshine^[8]
• 280: to Cooranbong^[9]
• 281: from Lake Haven to Wangi Wangi (Fridays only)^[10]

Rover Coaches operates one bus route twice daily to and from Morisset station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 163: to Cessnock via Kurri Kurri^[11]

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Morisset Station NSWrail.net
4. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
5. "Busways route 95". Transport for NSW.
6. "Hunter Valley Buses route 275". Transport for NSW.
7. "Hunter Valley Buses route 278". Transport for NSW.
8. "Hunter Valley Buses route 279". Transport for NSW.
9. "Hunter Valley Buses route 280". Transport for NSW.
10. "| transportnsw.info".
11. "Rover Coaches route 163". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Morisset railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Morisset station details Transport for New South Wales