Kotara railway station, New South Wales

Kotara
Newcastle & Central Coast Line
Station code	KRZ
Suburb	Kotara
Street(s)	Park Ace
Distance from Central Station	158.92 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Intercity Suburban/Local
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Kotara is a railway station located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. The station has two platforms and opened on 12 November 1924.^[1] The station is serviced primarily by local services which operate between Newcastle and Morisset, and also by intercity trains between Sydney and Newcastle at times when local services do not operate.

Kotara station has very limited sheltered area. The station is not staffed at any time, as it does not have a ticket office. A ticket machine and notice boards can be found at the entrance to the station. The station itself has a relatively short platform, thus passengers on 8-car trains are asked to board the last 6 carriages (4-car trains are also used during off-peak hours and weekends which makes it possible for passengers alighting or boarding to utilise the entire 4-car set).

Entrance to the station is via overhead stairs which cross both tracks and provide an overhead walkway for pedestriants to cross from one side of the rail tracks to the other.

Westfield Kotara is about a 20 minute walk from the station. Newcastle Buses route 224 provides bus connections to Westfield Kotara, Newcastle, Wallsend and Elermore Vale. Route 334 provides bus connections to Westfield Kotara, Newcastle and Glendale.

Platforms/Service

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Newcastle & Central Coast Line	local services to Morisset and intercity services to Gosford, Hornsby and Central (via Strathfield)
	Newcastle & Central Coast Line	local services and intercity services to Newcastle

See also

• Kotara railway station, New South Wales is at coordinates 32°56′30″S 151°41′52″E / 32.9416°S 151.6979°E / -32.9416; 151.6979Coordinates: 32°56′30″S 151°41′52″E / 32.9416°S 151.6979°E / -32.9416; 151.6979

Neighbouring stations

References

1. ^ Bozier, Rolfe, "NSWrail.net: Kotara Railway Station". Accessed 6 November 2007.