Broadmeadow railway station
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia
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Broadmeadow railway station is a heritage-listed railway station and major regional interchange located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. The station itself serves the Newcastle suburb of Broadmeadow. The station was first opened on 15 August 1887.
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Northbound view of platforms, June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Graham Road, Broadmeadow Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′23″S 151°44′04″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Main Northern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 162.94 km (101.25 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | BMD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 August 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The island platform was accessed by a level crossing at the station's northern end until replaced by an underpass on 2 March 1973 opened by Minister for Transport Milton Morris.[3] The station was upgraded to wheelchair accessibility in July 2017.[4]
Following the electrification of the line from Wyong in June 1984, passenger trains including the Brisbane Limited, Gold Coast Motorail, Grafton Express, North Coast Daylight Express, North Coast Overnight Express, Northern Mail and Northern Tablelands Express changed from electric to diesel traction at Broadmeadow.
Platforms and services
Broadmeadow has three platforms. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[5]
It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer and XPT long-distance services from Sydney to Armidale, Moree, Casino and Brisbane,[6][7] as well as daily coach services to Taree.[7] These coach services are operated by Busways as routes 150 and 151.[8][9]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [5] | |
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| services to Sydney Central | [7] | ||
| services to Sydney Central | [6] | ||
| 2 | services to Newcastle | [5] | |
| services to Casino & Brisbane | [7] | ||
| services to Armidale/Moree | [6] | ||
| 3 | The Great Southern | services to Acacia Ridge or Adelaide Parklands Terminal |
Southbound view on Platform 1
Northbound view on Platform 1
Concourse
Entrance on Bound Road
Track layout
Transport links
Newcastle Transport operates four bus routes via Broadmeadow station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 21: Broadmeadow to Newcastle East via Merewether[10]
- 25: Broadmeadow to Charlestown via Kotara[11]
- 27: Broadmeadow to Wallsend via University of Newcastle[12]
- 28: Newcastle West to Mount Hutton via Newcastle Interchange[13]
NSW TrainLink operates one coach route via Broadmeadow station:
Busways operates two coach routes via Broadmeadow station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 150: Newcastle Interchange to Taree via Hawks Nest, Forster & Tuncurry[15]
- 151: Newcastle Interchange to Taree via Forster & Tuncurry[16]
Signal boxes
The Australian Rail Track Corporation's Broadmeadow Centralised Traffic Control centre for the northern half of the state including the North Coast line to Brisbane, is located just south of the station, as is Transport Asset Holding Entity's Broadmeadow signal box which controls the Broadmeadow to Eraring section of the Main Northern line.
Yard
South of the station lies the extensive Broadmeadow yard. NSW TrainLink have a depot that maintains its Endeavour and Hunter railcar fleets. The former Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot is used to house preserved rolling stock.
