Cardiff railway station, New South Wales
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia
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Cardiff railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Cardiff, opening on 14 March 1889, relocating to its present site on 8 June 1902.[3]
Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||
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Northbound view to the island platform, June 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Main Road, Cardiff Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°56′30″S 151°39′46″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Main Northern | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 155.08 km (96.36 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Staffed: 4am to 8pm
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| Station code | CDF | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 March 1889 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 June 1902 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Despite being one of the busiest stations in the region, the station long had substandard facilities, in particular, a lack of disabled access.[4] There had been numerous (often contradictory) proposals to either upgrade Cardiff or relocate the station to the abandoned station at nearby Glendale, following community pressure stretching back to the 1990s.[5]
In November 2010, work started on a series of upgrades.[6] These improved the parking and stairs and provided wheelchair access, weather protection, and a lengthened platform capable of accommodating eight carriage trains.
Platforms and services
Cardiff has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[7]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Gosford & Sydney Central | [7] | |
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| 2 | services to Newcastle | [7] |
Northbound view from footbridge
Entrance on Railway Parade
Station office
Transport links
Hunter Valley Buses operates five bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 259: Glendale to Minmi via Wallsend & Maryland[8]
- 262: Cameron Park to Charlestown via Constitution Dr[9]
- 263: Cameron Park to Charlestown[10]
- 264: Minmi to Adamstown via Glendale & Kotara[11]
- 267: West Wallsend to Glendale[12]
Newcastle Transport operates three bus routes via Cardiff station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 13: Glendale to Newcastle via Cardiff & John Hunter Hospital[13]
- 29: Glendale to Swansea North via Cardiff & Belmont[14]
- 44: Warners Bay to Kotara via Glendale, Cardiff & Macquarie Hills[15]
