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Australian railway station

Kempsey
Side platform
Southbound view from station platform, July 2021
General information
LocationKemp Street, Kempsey
Coordinates31°04′37″S 152°49′58″E / 31.076897°S 152.832892°E / -31.076897; 152.832892
Elevation3 metres (9.8 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)North Coast
Distance503.65 km (312.95 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKPS
History
Opened3 December 1917; 107 years ago (1917-12-03)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Eungaitowards Grafton or Casino NSW TrainLink North Coast LineGrafton & northbound Casino XPTs Wauchopetowards Sydney
Macksvilletowards Brisbane NSW TrainLink North Coast LineBrisbane & southbound Casino XPTs
Former services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Former NSW Main line services
Collombattitowards Brisbane North Coast Line Kundabungtowards Maitland

Kempsey railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Kempsey, opening on 3 December 1917 when the line was extended from Wauchope. It was the terminus of the line until it was extended to Macksville on 1 July 1919.

When built, the Macleay Chronicle Newspaper noted that the station was "easily the finest this side of Newcastle and will have no rivals between here and Grafton".

The station was damaged by fire on 23 December 1939. The parcels office was completely gutted while severe damage was done to the booking office, the stationmaster's office, the ceiling of the waiting room, the signal cabin and the roof and awning of the platform.

Maintenance on locomotives and rolling stock is no longer carried out in Kempsey and the engine shed and work buildings have since been demolished.

Platforms and services

Kempsey has one platform with a yard opposite. Each day northbound XPT services operate to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, with three southbound services operating to Sydney.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 North Coast Region services to Central, Grafton, Casino & Brisbane

References

  1. Kempsey Station NSWrail.net
  2. Kempsey Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "HMS - ViewItem". hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. "Kempsey". northcoastline.net. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. "HMS - ViewItem". hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.

External links

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