Metford railway station is located on the Main Northern line in

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, Australia. It serves

Metford Metford is a suburb of the city of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and has a railway station on NSW TrainLink's Hunter line. The line was opened in 1857, and the station was opened on 17 March 1995.''Brian ...

in the eastern suburbs of

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, opening on 17 March 1995.

Platforms and services

Metford has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by

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services travelling from

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, Telarah and

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. File:Metford_railway_station_platforms.jpg, Eastbound view from island platform File:Metford_railway_station_entrance.jpg, Entrance on McCubbin Close

Transport links

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operates one bus route via Metford station, under

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: *181: Woodberry to Rutherford

References

External links

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Metford station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Hunter Region places and items of interest Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales Maitland, New South Wales Railway stations in the Hunter Region Railway stations in Australia opened in 1995 Regional railway stations in New South Wales Main North railway line, New South Wales