Whittingham railway station
Former railway station in New South Wales, Australia
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Whittingham railway station was a railway station on the Main North railway line, serving the locality of Whittingham in the Hunter Region, New South Wales.
Australia
Whittingham | |||||||||||
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| Location | Whittingham, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′17″S 151°12′01″E | ||||||||||
| Line | Main North | ||||||||||
| Distance | 233.999 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 6 September 1869 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1984 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Falkner's Platform (1869-1877) | ||||||||||
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It opened on 6 September 1869 as Falkner's Platform (also written as Falkner's). It was upgraded from a platform to a station and renamed Whittingham in February 1877, at which time a ticket office and waiting room was built and stationmaster appointed.[1][2] It was for many years the railway access point for the Singleton Army Camp.[3] From 1921 to 1931, it was also an access point for the Singleton Racing Club's short-lived Whittingham Racecourse, which was adjacent to the station.[4][5] A minor derailment occurred at the station in 1945 when a shunting engine went through the points.[6] It last served passengers in 1984 and the station was subsequently demolished after closure.
Coal
A junction was built at Whittingham in the 1970s for a coal branch to a coal mine at Mount Thorley and later for the Saxonvale, Wambo and Warkworth collieries.
