Thornton railway station, New South Wales

Thornton
Hunter Line
Station code	THO
Suburb	Thornton
Street(s)	Karuah St
Distance from Central Station	182.19 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Regional
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	2 Sides
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Thornton is a railway station on the Main Northern railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by CityRail trains of the Hunter Line. It serves the nearby residential area. Four tracks pass through Thornton- the 'Up' and 'Down' Main North tracks and the 'Up' and 'Down' Coal tracks. Side platforms are provided on the Up and Down Main tracks.

History

The station opened in 1871 as Woodford station. It was renamed in 1887 to avoid confusion with Woodford station in the Blue Mountains^[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 Thornton.

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

Transport links

Hunter Valley Buses runs one route to and from Thornton railway station:

• Route 186 - to Greenhill Shops.

See also

• Thornton railway station, New South Wales is at coordinates 32°47′01″S 151°38′23″E / 32.7836°S 151.6397°E / -32.7836; 151.6397Coordinates: 32°47′01″S 151°38′23″E / 32.7836°S 151.6397°E / -32.7836; 151.6397

Neighbouring stations

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