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 Northbound view in November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Susan Street,Scone Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°02′49″S150°52′01″E / 32.046881°S 150.866956°E /-32.046881; 150.866956 (Scone railway station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Main North | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 314.66 km (195.52 mi) fromCentral | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1side) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | NSO | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 17 April 1871 (154 years ago) (1871-04-17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Official name | Scone Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | State heritage (built) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 2 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1242 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Railway Platform / Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | Transport – Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Scone railway station is aheritage-listedrailway station located on theMain Northern line inScone,New South Wales, Australia. The station serves the town of Scone and opened on 17 April 1871.[3] The property was added to theNew South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4]
The station has a singleplatform and apassing loop. The originalJohn Whitton 1871 brick building remains.[5] In June 2014 the layout was reconfigured with the former loop becoming the main line and the platform line the loop.[6]
The complex includes a type 4[note 1] brick second class station building, erected in 1871; a standard timberskillion roof type 3 signal box; and anoutshed. Other structures include a brick platform face, completed in 1871; a jib crane; and a former goods loading facility.[4]
Scone is the terminating point forSydney TrainsHunter Line services fromNewcastle and a stopping point for NSW TrainLinkXplorer services fromSydney toArmidale andMoree.[7][8]
The Hunter services were introduced byCityRail in September 1990.[9]
Hunter line services usually terminate at the southern end of the platform which is slightly raised. Xplorers use the full platform.
There are three local services to/from Newcastle on weekdays, with two per day on weekends and public holidays.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | terminating services to & fromNewcastle (2–3 per day) | [7] | |
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| services toArmidale/Moree andSydney Central | [8] |
Scone station is a fine mid-Victorian station building dating from the opening of the line. The building is well detailed and of fine proportion, it forms part of a group of buildings on that section of the line all that date from the opening of the line and which form a very important group of railway buildings in the state. The building also forms an important civic group in the town and contributes greatly to its character. The station is a focal point of the northern approach to the town.[4]
Scone railway station was listed on theNew South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[4]
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[4]
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) underCC BY 4.0licence. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) underCC BY 4.0licence.
This Wikipedia article contains material fromScone Railway Station, entry number 01242 in theNew South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 underCC-BY 4.0licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
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