Lochinvar railway station

Lochinvar railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the nearby town of Lochinvar opening on 2 July 1860.^[2]

Lochinvar
View to footbridge
General information
Location	Station Lane, Lochinvar Australia
Coordinates	32°43′14″S 151°27′01″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	202.60 kilometres (125.89 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Assisted access
Other information
Station code	LVR
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	2 July 1860
Passengers
2023[1]	Less than 50 every month. (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Greta towards Scone Hunter Line Maitland towards Newcastle Interchange

It briefly served as the terminus of the Great Northern Railway when it was extended from Maitland. In March 1862 Lochinvar ceased to be a terminus when the line was extended to Greta.

Platforms and services

Entrance from the carpark

Lochinvar has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle, Singleton, Muswellbrook and Scone.^[3]

Improvements

A second platform was added in 1914 when the line was duplicated. As part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation's project to install a third track between Maitland and Whittingham, the station's platforms were extended and a footbridge installed in 2012.^[4][5]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	services to Newcastle	[3]
2	HUN	services to Singleton, Muswellbrook & Scone	[3]

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. Lochinvar Station NSWrail.net
3. "Hunter line timetable". Transport for NSW.
4. Maitland to Whittingham Third Track Project Hunter 8 Alliance Archived 26 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
5. Lochinvar Rail Station Bridge Archived 6 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Fabinox^{[dead link]}

External links

• Lochinvar station details Transport for New South Wales