Grafton railway station, New South Wales
Grafton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Through Street, South Grafton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°42′13″S 152°56′30″E / 29.703496°S 152.941763°ECoordinates: 29°42′13″S 152°56′30″E / 29.703496°S 152.941763°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 695.70 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GFN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 12 October 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 26 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names |
South Grafton Grafton City | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Grafton railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Grafton, opening on 12 October 1915 as South Grafton when the line opened from Glenreagh.[1] It was renamed Grafton City on 1 October 1976 when the original Grafton station north of the Clarence River closed.[2] Since 2005 it has again been known as Grafton Station.
The original building was replaced by a new building opened on 26 November 1993 by Division of Page member Ian Causley.
Platforms & services
Grafton has one platform. Each day northbound XPT services operate to Casino and Brisbane, with two southbound services operating to Sydney. In addition the daily Grafton XPT terminates at the station, stabling opposite the station overnight.[3]
NSW TrainLink also operate coach services from the station to Byron Bay and Moree.[3]
To the north of the station lies the Sunshine Sugar factory.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central , Casino & Brisbane |
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References
- ↑ Grafton City Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Grafton City Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- 1 2 "North Coast timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 6 April 2014].