Beresfield railway station, New South Wales

Beresfield
Hunter Line
Station code	BLD
Suburb	Beresfield
Street(s)	Addison St
Distance from Central Station	179.81 km
Altitude (above sea level)	12 m
Types of stopping trains	Regional
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Beresfield is a railway station on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the western suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. In 2002 Beresfield was fully redeveloped and includes new easy access facilities, station signage & booking office.

Beresfield was the site of a major rail accident when on 23 October 1997, a coal train collided into the rear of another coal train standing on the same tracks. The cause was a failure to stop at a signal. Six people were injured including the station master and a commuter who jumped from the platform moments before the collision. The crash resulted in dozens of coal-wagons tumbling over the platform and across the tracks, closing all four tracks of the Main North Line and a virtual demolition of Beresfield station^[1].

Platforms/Service

The station is served by approximately two trains per hour on weekday off-peak and one service per hour on weekends, with additional services in weekday peak hours. Limited stop services to Newcastle and Telarah, and services to Dungog and Scone also stop at Beresfield.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Hunter Line	regional services to Newcastle
	Hunter Line	regional services to Maitland and towards Dungog or Scone

See also

• CityRail for the operator of passenger rail services
• Railway accidents in New South Wales
• Coordinates: 32°47′59″S 151°39′30″E / 32.7997°S 151.6584°E / -32.7997; 151.6584
• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, Google Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps and WikiMapia.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.

References

1. ^ "Beresfield (Newcastle), NSW: Rail Collision". Emergency Management Australia. http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/f89905ed418cb58eca256d3300057e20?OpenDocument. Retrieved 30 December 2006.