Coffs Harbour railway station

Coffs Harbour railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Coffs Harbour, opening on 30 August 1915.[1]

Coffs Harbour
Station front in August 2007
LocationAngus McLeod Place, Coffs Harbour
Coordinates30°18′22″S 153°08′16″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity]
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)North Coast
Distance607.81 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeCFS
History
Opened30 August 1915
Services
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
towards Border Loop
North Coast Line
towards Maitland
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Grafton, Casino or Brisbane
NSW TrainLink North Coast
Sawtell
towards Sydney

The present station building opened in October 1971.[2] In 1996, the freight yard and crossing loop opposite the station closed.[3]

On 29 and 30 August 2015, a commemorative event was held to celebrate the stations 100th birthday with visiting steam locomotive 5917 from Lachlan Valley Railway. A plaque honouring the event was unveiled by the then current Member for Coffs Harbour, Andrew Fraser.

Platforms & services

Coffs Harbour has one platform. A goods yard previously existed opposite the station, but has since been removed. Each day northbound XPT services operate to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, with three southbound services operating to Sydney.[4]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney Central, Casino & Brisbane

New England Coaches service to Tamworth operates from the station.[5]

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References
  1. Coffs Harbour Station NSWrail.net
  2. "20 Years Ago" Railway Digest October 1991 page 382
  3. "Coffs Harbour Yard Rationalised" Railway Digest July 1996 page 13
  4. "North Coast timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.
  5. Time tables Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine New England Coaches
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