Metford railway station

Metford railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves Metford in the eastern suburbs of Maitland, opening on 17 March 1995.^[2][3]

Metford
Station looking west in November 2022
General information
Location	McCubbin Close, Metford Australia
Coordinates	32°45′54″S 151°37′04″E / 32.764928°S 151.617857°E / -32.764928; 151.617857Coordinates: 32°45′54″S 151°37′04″E / 32.764928°S 151.617857°E / -32.764928; 151.617857
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	185.12 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	17 March 1995
Passengers
2013	120 (daily)^[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	240
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Victoria Street toward Dungog or Scone Hunter Line Thornton toward Newcastle Interchange

Platforms & services

Metford has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.^[4]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	services to Newcastle	^[4]
2	HUN	services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook & Scone	^[4]

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  Eastbound view from island platform

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  Entrance on McCubbin Close

Transport links

Hunter Valley Buses operate one route via Metford station:

• 181: Woodberry to Rutherford^[5]

References

1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. "New Hunter Valley Stations Update" Railway Digest April 1995 page 13
3. Metford Station NSWrail.net
4. "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
5. "Hunter Valley Buses route 181". Transport for NSW.

External links

•   Media related to Metford railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Metford station details Transport for New South Wales