Wickham railway station, New South Wales

Wickham
Westbound view from Platform 1 in July 2013
General information
Location	Beresford Street, Wickham Australia
Coordinates	32°55′29″S 151°45′39″E / 32.924753°S 151.760727°E / -32.924753; 151.760727
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Line(s)	Newcastle
Distance	165.93 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	WKH
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	9 February 1936
Closed	25 December 2014
Passengers
2013	580 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	181

Wickham railway station is a former railway station which was located in the Newcastle suburb of Wickham, New South Wales. Situated on the Newcastle railway line, it was serviced by Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line services until its closure. Wickham, along with Civic station, succeeded Honeysuckle station, which was closed in 1872, following its own replacement by Newcastle station. Following urban growth in the Newcastle region, both Wickham and Civic were opened to meet the growing demand for public transport in the region. The station's signal box, located at the station's western end at Stewart Avenue, was replaced in the 1960s with a building recognised as Australia's first television-equipped level crossing.

Plans to truncate the Newcastle railway line put the future of the station in doubt in the early 21st century, and despite upgrades to the station in 2007, a newly elected government in 2011 committed to the redevelopment of Newcastle's urban developments and public transport network, including the truncation of the Newcastle line past Stewart Avenue. The station was closed as a result, in December 2014, to make way for a redeveloped Wickham station and transport interchange, along with a new light rail network. The station structure was demolished in May 2017 to make way for the new light rail depot to be situated on the site.