Staffed: 6am-2pm

• Weekends and public holidays:

UnstaffedStation codeWTHWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened9 March 1858Passengers2023

• 102,740 (year)
• 281 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)

Services

Preceding station	NSW TrainLink			Following station
Warabrook towards Dungog or Scone		Hunter Line		Hamilton towards Newcastle Interchange

Waratah railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburbs of Waratah and Mayfield.

History

Waratah station opened on 9 March 1858.

Platforms and services

Waratah has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling from Newcastle to Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	HUN	services to Newcastle
2	HUN	services to Maitland, Telarah, Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook & Scone

• 
  Looking east from the footbridge
• 
  Entrance on Platt Street
• 
  Platform 2

Transport links

Newcastle Transport operates one bus route via Waratah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 24: Wallsend to Marketown via Jesmond, University of Newcastle, Waratah, Carrington & Newcastle Interchange