Scone railway station

Scone railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in Scone, New South Wales, Australia. The station serves the town of Scone and opened on 17 April 1871.^[3] The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[4]

Scone
Northbound view in November 2017
General information
Location	Susan Street, Scone Australia
Coordinates	32°02′49″S 150°52′01″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main North
Distance	314.66 km (195.52 mi) from Central
Platforms	1 (1 side)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	NSO
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	17 April 1871 (154 years ago) (1871-04-17)
Electrified	No
Passengers
2024[1]	8,086 (year) 22 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Terminus Hunter Line Aberdeen towards Newcastle Interchange Murrurundi towards Moree or Armidale NSW TrainLink North Western Line Aberdeen towards Sydney
Former services Preceding station Former services Following station Parkville towards Wallangarra Main North Line (1877–c.1979) Aberdeen towards Sydney
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Scone Railway Station
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1242
Type	Railway Platform / Station
Category	Transport – Rail
Location

Station configuration

The station has a single platform and a passing loop. The original John Whitton 1871 brick building remains.^[5] In June 2014 the layout was reconfigured with the former loop becoming the main line and the platform line the loop.^[6]

The complex includes a type 4^{[note 1]} brick second class station building, erected in 1871; a standard timber skillion roof type 3 signal box; and an outshed. Other structures include a brick platform face, completed in 1871; a jib crane; and a former goods loading facility.^[4]

The station c. 1900.

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  Exterior of station building
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  Southbound view on platform

Platforms and services

Scone is the terminating point for NSW TrainLink's Hunter Line services from Newcastle and a stopping point for NSW TrainLink Xplorer services from Sydney to Armidale and Moree.^[7][8]

The Hunter services were introduced by CityRail in September 1990.^[9]

Hunter line services usually terminate at the southern end of the platform which is slightly raised. Xplorers use the full platform.

There are three local services to/from Newcastle on weekdays, with two per day on weekends and public holidays.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	terminating services to & from Newcastle (2–3 per day)	[7]
	North Western Region	services to Armidale/Moree and Sydney Central	[8]

Heritage listing

Scone station is a fine mid-Victorian station building dating from the opening of the line. The building is well detailed and of fine proportion, it forms part of a group of buildings on that section of the line all that date from the opening of the line and which form a very important group of railway buildings in the state. The building also forms an important civic group in the town and contributes greatly to its character. The station is a focal point of the northern approach to the town.^[4]

Scone railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.^[4]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[4]

• New South Wales portal
• Railways portal

Notes

1. ^ RailCorp s170 study reveals this to be type 3.