Newtown railway station, Sydney

Newtown
Main station entrance and building, December 2012
General information
LocationKing Street, Newtown
Coordinates33°53′53″S 151°10′46″E / 33.89792°S 151.17952°E / -33.89792; 151.17952
Elevation37 metres (121 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Suburban
Distance3.1 kilometres (2 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am–10pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 6am–10pm
Station codeNTN
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened26 September 1855
Rebuilt
  • 10 January 1892
  • 29 May 1927
  • 29 October 2012
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 5,855,500 (year)
  • 16,042 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Stanmore
towards Parramatta or Leppington
 Leppington & Inner West Line Macdonaldtown
towards City Circle
Ashfield
towards Leppington
 Leppington & Inner West Line
Express
 Redfern
towards City Circle
Stanmore
towards Liverpool
 Liverpool & Inner West Line Macdonaldtown
towards City Circle
Ashfield
towards Liverpool
 Liverpool & Inner West Line
Express (Weekdays only)
 Redfern
towards City Circle
     North Shore & Western Line does not stop here
     Northern Line does not stop here
Official nameNewtown Railway Station group and Former Newtown Tramway Depot
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1213
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersDepartment of Railways

Newtown railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Newtown, in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services. The railway station and the Newtown Tram Depot were jointly added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]

  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. ^ "Newtown Railway Station group and Former Newtown Tramway Depot". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01213. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.