Greta railway station

Greta
Station view from footbridge in 2017
General information
LocationNelson Street, Greta
Australia
Coordinates32°41′12″S 151°23′03″E / 32.686579°S 151.384062°E / -32.686579; 151.384062
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance210.81 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station codeGTA
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened24 March 1862
Previous namesFarthing (1862-1878)
Passengers
2023[1]
  • >570 (year) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Branxton
towards Scone
 Hunter Line Lochinvar
towards Newcastle Interchange
Former services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Branxton
towards Wallangarra
 Main North Line
(1869-2005)
 Allandale
towards Sydney

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

It briefly served as the terminus of the Great Northern Railway when it was extended from Lochinvar. In May 1863 Greta lost its terminus status when the line was extended to Singleton.[4]

Originally known as Farthing, it was renamed Greta in 1878. The station initially consisted of one platform with the current Platform 2 added in 1915 when the line was duplicated. The Platform 1 building was built in 1889, the Platform 2 shelter in 1915 and the footbridge in 1922.[4]

  1. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Greta Station NSWrail.net
  3. ^ "Greta Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01156. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  4. ^ a b Greta Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage