Wirragulla railway station

Wirragulla railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the rural locality of the same name. It is served by NSW TrainLink Hunter line services travelling between Newcastle and Dungog.

Wirragulla
LocationDungog Road, Wirragulla
Australia
Coordinates32°27′47″S 151°44′33″E
Elevation400 metres (1,300 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)North Coast
Distance237.97 km (147.87 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeWGL
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened14 August 1911
Traffic
Passengers (2013)<1 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank298
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
Dungog
Terminus
Hunter Line
Wallarobba

The station consists of a single wooden platform about three metres long. A ramp connects the platform with the small car park and Dungog Road.

History

A station first opened at Wirragulla on 14 August 1911 and this station featured a proper platform. On 20 October 1975, the station was demolished and replaced with the current wooden platform to reduce the maintenance costs.[2] In the late 1990s it was proposed that Wirragulla, along with Allandale and Belford would be closed, as all three stations had extremely low patronage, and there were some safety concerns at these stations. The proposal to close these stations was later withdrawn (this explains why Allandale, Belford and Wirragulla are not shown on ticket machines installed in the late 1990s).

Platforms & services

Wirragulla is served by NSW TrainLink Hunter line services travelling between Newcastle and Dungog. There are five services in each direction on weekdays, with three on weekends and public holidays.[3] It is a request stop with passengers required to notify the guard if they wish to alight.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Endeavour/Hunter railcar services to Dungog & Newcastle (3-5 per day) request stop[3]
gollark: Or solid iodine.
gollark: Why use aluminium when you could use... *indium*?
gollark: It's all *brown*, and *splintery*, and *rottable*.
gollark: Wood is such an evil material.
gollark: Submerge it in mineral oil.

References
  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. Wiragulla Station NSWRail.net
  3. "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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