Branxton railway station

Branxton
Station looking west in February 2017
General information
LocationRailway Street, Branxton
Australia
Coordinates32°39′44″S 151°20′44″E / 32.662247°S 151.34562°E / -32.662247; 151.34562
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance215.55 kilometres (133.94 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeBNX
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened24 March 1862
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 3,450 (year)
  • 9-10 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Singleton
towards Scone
Hunter Line Greta
Former services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Belford
towards Wallangarra
Main North Line
(1869-2005)
Greta
towards Sydney

Branxton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Branxton opening on 24 March 1862.[3] It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4]

A crossing loop previously ran behind Platform 2 but this has now been taken out of use. To the south-west of the station, is a branch to the Hunter Valley Railway Trust's North Rothbury museum.

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Branxton Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Branxton Railway Station group and movable relics". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01098. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.