Civic railway station was located on the Newcastle line in

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, Australia. It served the Civic part of Newcastle's central business district, opening on 22 December 1935. The station had the smallest signal box in the state to control the Merewether Street level crossing. The signal box closed in July 1992. Civic station closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to terminate at

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for the construction of

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and the Newcastle Light Rail. Civic light rail stop is located in Hunter Street, immediately adjacent to the old station. The station precinct was redeveloped into Museum Park, which opened in 2019; the area between the platforms was filled in and the station shelters and buildings (now occupied by the Newcastle Visitor Information Centre) preserved.

Platforms and services

Civic had two side platforms that could accommodate six carriages. At the time of its closure, it was serviced by trains from Sydney Central to

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Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable

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20 October 2013 and local services from Newcastle to Maitland,

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, Telarah and

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.Hunter line timetable
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. Platform 2 was for services to

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, Sydney Central, Maitland, Telarah,

and

. In 2007, Platform 2 was extended at its western end to allow the Merewether Street level crossing to remain open while trains were stopped at the station.Newcastle Rail Corridor Upgrade Projects
NSW Premier's Office

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Civic station details

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{{Hunter Region places and items of interest Disused regional railway stations in New South Wales Railway stations in the Hunter Region Railway stations in Australia opened in 1935 Railway stations in Australia closed in 2014