Civic railway station was located on the Newcastle line in New South Wales, Australia. It served the Civic part of Newcastle's central business district, opening on 22 December 1935.[2][3] The station had the smallest signal box in the state to control the Merewether Street level crossing. The signal box closed in July 1992.[4] Civic station closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to terminate at Hamilton.[5] In 2019, Civic was reopened as a park named "Museum Place" due to it being a short distance from Newcastle Museum. The area between the platforms was filled in, and the station buildings remained intact.
Civic | |
|---|---|
 Westbound view from Platform 1 in July 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hunter Street, Newcastle Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°55′36″S 151°46′20″E / 32.926572°S 151.772175°E |
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Line(s) | Newcastle |
| Distance | 167.02 kilometres from Central |
| Platforms | 2 side |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CVI |
| Website | Sydney Trains |
| History | |
| Opened | 22 December 1935 |
| Closed | 26 December 2014 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Passengers | |
| 2013 | 890 (daily)[1] (NSW TrainLink) |
| Rank | 163 |
Platforms and services
Civic had two side platforms that could accommodate six carriages. At the time of its closure, it was serviced by trains from Sydney Central to Newcastle[6] and local services from Newcastle to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.[7]
Platform 1 was for services to Newcastle. Platform 2 was for services to Gosford, Sydney Central, Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Muswellbrook and Scone.
In 2007, Platform 2 was extended at its western end to allow the Merewether Street level crossing to remain open while trains were stopped at the station.[8]
References
External links
Media related to Civic railway station at Wikimedia Commons