Sandgate Flyover
Sandgate Flyover | |
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The Sandgate Flyover, with a Kooragang-bound coal train passing underneath | |
| Coordinates | 32°52′19″S 151°42′10″E / 32.872036°S 151.702679°E |
| Carries | Main North Line |
| Crosses | Kooragang Island line |
| Locale | Sandgate, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Begins | Sandgate station (east) |
| Ends | Ironbark Creek (west) |
| Named for | Sandgate |
| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Maintained by | Australian Rail Track Corporation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Grade-separated railway flyover |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Constructed by | |
| Construction start | May 2006 |
| Construction cost | A$80 million |
| Opened | 14 November 2006 |
| Inaugurated | 24 November 2006 by Mark Vaile, Deputy Prime Minister |
| Replaces | At-grade junction |
| Location | |
The Sandgate Flyover is a grade-separated railway flyover that carries the Main North Line across the Kooragang Island line, located in Sandgate, in the City of Newcastle local government area of New South Wales, Australia.