Newcastle Interchange is a

transport interchange A transport hub is a place where passengers and cargo are exchanged between vehicles and/or between mode of transport, transport modes. Public transport hubs include train station, railway stations, metro station, rapid transit stations, bus ...

serving the city of

Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle, also commonly referred to as Greater Newcastle ( ; ), is a large Metropolitan area, metropolitan area and the second-most-populous such area of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the cities of City of Newcastle, Newcastle and Ci ...

, Australia. It serves as the terminus for

Central Coast & Newcastle Line The Central Coast & Newcastle Line (CCN) is an regional rail, intercity rail service that services the Upper North Shore, Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast and Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle regions. It connects the two large ...

and

Hunter Line The Hunter Line (HUN) is an intercity rail service running from Newcastle, with two branches to Dungog and Scone in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It operates on the Newcastle, Main North and North Coast lines. Descripti ...

train services,

Newcastle Light Rail The Newcastle Light Rail is a light rail system in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, running from Newcastle Interchange through the central business district to Pacific Park. Major construction commenced in September 2017 and the line was ...

services and

Newcastle Transport Newcastle Transport is a public transport operator in Newcastle, New South Wales. A subsidiary of Keolis Downer, it operates bus, ferry and light rail services under contract to Transport for NSW. History and operations In November 2015, the ...

bus routes. Located in the inner Newcastle suburb of Wickham, it is to the west of the former Wickham station. The railway station opened 15 October 2017 with light rail services commencing on 17 February 2019.

History

As part of its plans to revitalise the Newcastle central business district, the

Newcastle railway line The Newcastle railway line is a Branch line, branch railway line in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The line branches off the Main North railway line, Main North line at Broadmeadow railway station, Broadmeadow and travels i ...

was closed east of

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on 25 December 2014 to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light
Transport for NSW 14 November 2014 Included in the project was a transport interchange. Newcastle_Interchange_Concourse

The design for the new interchange was released by

Transport for NSW Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is a Government of New South Wales, New South Wales Government transport services and roads List of New South Wales government agencies, agency established on 1 November 2011. The agency is a different entity to the NSW ...

in July 2015. Originally to be named Wickham Transport Interchange, in December 2015, Transport for NSW lodged a proposal with the

Geographical Names Board of New South Wales The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, a statutory authority A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or stat ...

to have the station name changed to Newcastle Interchange. This was confirmed in December 2016. Construction commenced in May 2016 after being delayed by a legal challenge to the line's closure. The railway station was opened on 15 October 2017 by then Transport Minister

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. Light rail services commenced on 17 February 2019. A

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honour roll was placed at the end of platform 1. Originally installed at Wickham Superior Public School, it was donated to the

Newcastle Museum Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The museum is connected with Newcastle Libraries. History The Newcastle Museum was founded in 1988, and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was originally located in the old Cas ...

after the school had to be demolished following the

1989 Newcastle earthquake The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was an intraplate earthquake that occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales, on Thursday 28 December. The shock measured 5.6 on the Richter scale and was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 pe ...

Services

Heavy rail

Newcastle Interchange is serviced by NSW TrainLink

services to and from

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& Sydney Central and

services to and from Maitland,

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Muswellbrook Muswellbrook ( ) is a town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle. Geologically, Muswellbrook is situated in the northern parts of the Sydney bas ...

Scone A scone ( or ) is a traditional British and Irish baked good, popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is usually made of either wheat flour or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often ...

, Telarah and

Dungog Dungog is a country town on the Williams River in the Hunter region and a small part of the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Located in the middle of dairy and timber country, it is the centre of the Dungog Shire Local Go ...

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Light rail

services commenced on 17 February 2019 and operate from Newcastle Interchange through the Newcastle City Centre to Newcastle Beach. File:Newcastle_Interchange_Light_Rail_Stop_1.jpg File:Newcastle_Interchange_Light_Rail_Stop_2.jpg

Bus

In September 2015, the former Newcastle & Suburban Co-Operative store building adjacent to the transport interchange was purchased as the site for a proposed bus interchange. Demolition commenced in June 2018 and the new bus interchange opened on 5 July 2020. Stand A *10X to Charlestown Express (Weekdays only) *22 to Charlestown via

Merewether Merewether () is a former Municipality and today a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district with a population of around 11,000. The suburb stretches from Merewether Beach in the east to ...

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*130 to Newcastle Airport –

Salamander Bay Salamander Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area. Named after the adjacent shallow bay, itself named ...

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Nelson Bay Nelson Bay may refer to: *Nelson Bay, New South Wales Nelson Bay is a significant township of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern ...

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Fingal Bay Fingal Bay is the easternmost suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The only population centre is the township of the same name, which itself is named after the adjacent, small, se ...

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Shoal Bay Shoal Bay may refer to: Places Australia Northern Territory * Shoal Bay (Darwin), a bay * Shoal Bay, Northern Territory, a locality * Shoal Bay Coastal Reserve, a protected area * Shoal Bay Receiving Station, a defence facility * Shoal Bay Wa ...

(Express, weekdays only) *138 to Salt Ash – Newcastle Airport – Fern Bay – Lemon Tree Passage *140 to Mayfield –

Hexham Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administra ...

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Tomago Tomago is a combined industrial/semi-rural suburb of the Port Stephens Council, Port Stephens Local government in Australia, local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located just north of the Hunter River, ...

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Raymond Terrace Raymond Terrace, locally known as "Raymo” or "The Terrace", is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road north of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle on the Pacific Highway, Australia, Pacific Highway. Establi ...

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Wallsend Wallsend () is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies east of Newcastle upon Tyne. History Roman Wallsend In Roman times, this was the site of the fort of ...

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Edgeworth Edgeworth may refer to: People * Edgeworth (surname) Places * Edgeworth, Gloucestershire, England * Edgeworth, New South Wales, Australia * Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, USA * Edgworth, a village in Lancashire, England * Edgeworth Island, Nunavut ...

– West Wallsend – Seahampton Stand B – Arrivals Only Stand C *150 to

Broadmeadow Broadmeadow is a locality in the Hunter region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is the geographic centre of the Newcastle city and suburban area. Its main commercial hub is located at the "Nineways".

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Karuah Karuah () is a locality in both the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Councils, the Port Stephens lga side is part the Hunter Region while the Mid-Coast lga is in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is thought that the name ...

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Tea Gardens Tea Gardens is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area, in Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. At the Tea Gardens had a population of 3,288, with most of the population resident in the town of Tea Gardens a ...

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Hawks Nest Hawk's Nest or Hawks Nest may refer to: *Hawks Nest, New South Wales, a small coastal village in Australia *Hawk's Nest (Orange County, New York), a scenic overlook near Port Jervis, New York, US *Hawks Nest (Sullivan County, New York), a mountain ...

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Bulahdelah Bulahdelah () is a town and locality in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in the Mid-Coast Council local government area. Geography The town is situated north of Sydney along the eastern and northern banks of the Myall ...

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Taree Taree () is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. It and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then it has grown to a population of 26,381, and commands a significant agricultural district. Situ ...

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Newcastle Interchange details

{{New South Wales Railway Stations, Central Coast & Newcastle=y, Hunter=y Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales Railway stations in the Hunter Region Railway stations in Australia opened in 2017 Regional railway stations in New South Wales Transport in Newcastle, New South Wales