The Hunter Line is a commuter train line operated by
NSW TrainLink
NSW TrainLink is a train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, along with limited interstate services into Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Its primary interc ...
, running from
Newcastle to
Dungog and
Scone in the
New South Wales Hunter Region
The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and so ...
. It operates on the
Newcastle,
Main North and
North Coast lines.
Description of Route
Hunter Line services operate from
Newcastle on the
Newcastle branch line to Islington Junction, the
Main North line between Islington Junction and
Scone, the
North Coast line between
Maitland and
Dungog. The Hunter Line shares its portion of the Main North Line and North Coast Line with
NSW TrainLink North Western and North Coast regional services respectively.
Services
Services run regularly between
Newcastle and
Telarah
Telarah is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb was formerly known as Homeville, however use of this name was abandoned in the 1950s. It is located on the New England Highway and is also the site of a major ra ...
, with infrequent services to
Dungog and
Singleton,
Muswellbrook and
Scone. Services are operated by
Endeavour
Endeavour or endeavor may refer to:
People
Fictional characters
* Endeavour Morse, central character of the ''Inspector Morse'' novels by Colin Dexter
* Endeavor, the hero name for the character Enji Todoroki from the anime series ''My Hero A ...
and
Hunter
Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...
railcars.
Until 2007,
620/720 class railcars operated the service. The line was the last in Australia to have a regular steam hauled passenger service. The final service was hauled from Newcastle to Singleton on 24 July 1971 by
3246. Diesel locomotive hauled services operated until replaced by 620/720 and
660/760 class railcars in 1984.
The line was truncated to terminate at
Hamilton from 5 January 2015.
Upcoming transport changes in Newcastle
Transport Info NSW 8 December 2014 It was extended to Newcastle Interchange when this opened on 15 October 2017.
Trains that service the line have two carriages, while some peak hour services have four carriages. There are no quiet carriages on these trains.
Stations
Patronage
References
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NSW TrainLink
Rail transport in the Hunter Region
Regional railway lines in New South Wales
Standard gauge railways in Australia