Whittingham railway station
Whittingham | |||||||||||
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| Location | Whittingham, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′17″S 151°12′01″E / 32.6046°S 151.2003°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main North | ||||||||||
| Distance | 233.999 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 6 September 1869 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1984 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Falkner's Platform (1869-1877) | ||||||||||
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Whittingham railway station was a railway station on the Main North railway line, serving the locality of Whittingham in the Hunter Region, New South Wales.
It opened on 6 September 1869 as Falkner's Platform (also written as Falkner's). It was upgraded from a platform to a station and renamed Whittingham in February 1877, at which time a ticket office and waiting room was built and stationmaster appointed. It was for many years the railway access point for the Singleton Army Camp. From 1921 to 1931, it was also an access point for the Singleton Racing Club's short-lived Whittingham Racecourse, which was adjacent to the station. A minor derailment occurred at the station in 1945 when a shunting engine went through the points. It last served passengers in 1984 and the station was subsequently demolished after closure.