Hexham railway station, New South Wales

Hexham railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Hexham, and was opened on 1 August 1871.^[3]

Hexham
Eastbound view of the station platforms, August 2006
General information
Location	Pacific Highway, Hexham Australia
Coordinates	32°49′45″S 151°41′03″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	175.53 kilometres (109.07 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	HXM
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1 August 1871
Rebuilt	1990s
Passengers
2024[1]	4,850 (year) 13 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Tarro towards Telarah or Scone Hunter Line Sandgate towards Newcastle Interchange
Location

The station has a full-length island platform; however, the eastern end has been fenced off to a shorter two carriage train length. South of the coal road, Aurizon have a locomotive depot.^[4]

History

Hexham originally had a substantial brick platform building; however, this was demolished in May 1993 and replaced with a lightweight bus-shelter type structure.^[5]

Until 1987, the Richmond Vale's exchange sidings were located opposite Hexham station.

In November 2014, the Australian Rail Track Corporation completed a project that saw the westbound coal road relocated further south to make way for five 1,800 metre passing loops.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Platforms and services

Hexham has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle, Maitland and Telarah. It is also serviced by one early morning service to Scone.^[11]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	services to Newcastle	[11]
2	HUN	services to Maitland & Telarah	1 early morning service to Scone[11]