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Gloucester has one platform with a passing loop opposite. Each day northbound XPT services operate to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, with three southbound services operating to Sydney. This station is a request stop for the northbound Brisbane XPT and the southbound Casino XPT, so these services only stop here if passengers have booked to board/alight here.