Newcastle Interchange
The interchange from Stewart Avenue, November 2022
General information
Location	Station Street,Wickham Australia
Coordinates	32°55′28″S151°45′35″E / 32.924332°S 151.759759°E /-32.924332; 151.759759
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	Transport for NSW Newcastle Transport Sydney Trains
Line	Newcastle
Distance	165.60 kilometres (102.90 mi) fromSydney Central
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Train Bus Light Rail
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	15 October 2017; 8 years ago (2017-10-15)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Wickham railway station
Passengers
2025[2]	1,041,685 (year) 2,853 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Intercity Trains Following station Terminus Central Coast & Newcastle Line Hamilton towardsCentral Hunter Line Hamilton towardsDungog orScone Preceding station Newcastle Light Rail Following station Terminus Newcastle Light Rail Honeysuckle towardsNewcastle Beach
Location Newcastle Interchange Location within Newcastle, Australia

Newcastle Interchange is atransport interchange serving the city ofNewcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the terminus forCentral Coast & Newcastle Line andHunter Line train services,Newcastle Light Rail services andNewcastle Transport bus routes.

Located in the inner Newcastle suburb ofWickham, it is to the west of the formerWickham station. The railway station opened 15 October 2017 with light rail services commencing on 17 February 2019.

As part of its plans to revitalise the Newcastle central business district, theNewcastle railway line was closed east ofHamilton on 25 December 2014 to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.^[3][4][5] Included in the project was a transport interchange.^[6][5][7]

The design for the new interchange was released byTransport for NSW in July 2015.^[8] Originally to be named Wickham Transport Interchange, in December 2015, Transport for NSW lodged a proposal with theGeographical Names Board of New South Wales to have the station name changed to Newcastle Interchange.^[9][10] This was confirmed in December 2016.^[11][12]

Construction commenced in May 2016 after being delayed by a legal challenge to the line's closure.^[13] The railway station was opened on 15 October 2017 by then Transport MinisterAndrew Constance.^[14][15] Light rail services commenced on 17 February 2019.^[16]

AWorld War I honour roll was placed at the end of platform 1. Originally installed at Wickham Superior Public School, it was donated to theNewcastle Museum after the school had to be demolished following the1989 Newcastle earthquake.^[17]

External image
Newcastle Interchange Public Transport Map, 2020 byTransport for NSW

Newcastle Interchange is serviced by Sydney TrainsCentral Coast & Newcastle Line services to and fromGosford &Sydney Central^[18] andHunter Line services to and fromMaitland,Singleton,Muswellbrook,Scone,Telarah andDungog.^[19]

Newcastle Light Rail services commenced on 17 February 2019 and operate from Newcastle Interchange through the Newcastle City Centre toNewcastle Beach.^{[20][21][22][23]}

Track layout
Legend
to Hamilton 2 1 3 Stewart Avenue Newcastle Light Rail

In September 2015, the former Newcastle & Suburban Co-Operative store building adjacent to the transport interchange was purchased as the site for a proposed bus interchange.^[24] Demolition commenced in June 2018 and the new bus interchange opened on 5 July 2020.^{[25][26][27][28][29]}

Stand A

• 10X toCharlestown Express (Weekdays only)

• 22 toCharlestown viaMerewether &The Junction

• 130 toNewcastle Airport –Salamander Bay –Nelson Bay –Fingal Bay

• 131 toNewcastle Airport –Salamander Bay –Nelson Bay –Shoal Bay (Express, weekdays only)

• 138 toSalt Ash –Newcastle Airport –Fern Bay –Lemon Tree Passage

• 140 toMayfield –Hexham –Tomago –Raymond Terrace

• 266 toWallsend –Glendale –Edgeworth –West Wallsend –Seahampton

Stand B – Arrivals Only

Stand C

• 150 toBroadmeadow –Raymond Terrace –Karuah –Tea Gardens –Hawks Nest –Bulahdelah –Forster–Tuncurry –Taree

• 151 toBroadmeadow –Raymond Terrace –Bulahdelah –Forster –Taree

• 152 toHexham –Raymond Terrace –Karuah –Tea Gardens –Hawks Nest

Media related toNewcastle Interchange at Wikimedia Commons

• Newcastle Interchange detailsTransport for NSW

• Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales
• Railway stations in the Hunter Region
• Railway stations in Australia opened in 2017
• Regional railway stations in New South Wales
• Transport in Newcastle, New South Wales

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