Main North Line

Section Opened Closed Usage
Strathfield - Hornsby 17-Sep-1886     general
Hornsby - Jct (Start Boronia No 5 deviation) 7-Apr-1887     general
Jct (Start Boronia No 5 deviation) - Jct (End Boronia No 5 deviation) 7-Apr-1887   27-Jun-1909  1 general
Jct (End Boronia No 5 deviation) - Hawkesbury River 7-Apr-1887     general
Hawkesbury River - Jct (Start Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) 1-May-1889     general
Jct (Start Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) - Jct (End Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) 1-May-1889   1-Jul-1946  1 general
Jct (End Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) - Wondabyne 1-May-1889     general
Wondabyne - Gosford 16-Jan-1888     general
Gosford - Islington Junction 5-Aug-1887     general
Islington Junction - Victoria Street 30-Mar-1857     general
Victoria Street - Maitland 27-Jul-1858     general
Maitland - Lochinvar 2-Jul-1860     general
Lochinvar - Branxton 24-Mar-1862     general
Branxton - Singleton 7-May-1863     general
Singleton - Hunter River 19-May-1869     general
Hunter River - Nundah Junction 19-May-1869   9-Dec-1952  1 general
Nundah Junction - Newdell Junction 19-May-1869     general
Newdell Junction - Old Main North DE 19-May-1869     general
Old Main North DE - Old Main North DE (1966) 19-May-1869   1979  1 general
Old Main North DE (1966) - Jct (Antiene) 19-May-1869   28-Aug-1966  1 general
Jct (Antiene) - Muswellbrook 19-May-1869     general
Muswellbrook - Aberdeen 20-Oct-1870     general
Aberdeen - Scone 17-Apr-1871     general
Scone - Wingen 1-Aug-1871     general
Wingen - Murrurundi 5-May-1872     general
Murrurundi - Quirindi 13-Aug-1877     general
Quirindi - West Tamworth 14-Oct-1878     general
West Tamworth - Kootingal 9-Jan-1882     general
Kootingal - Uralla 2-Aug-1882     general
Uralla - Armidale 3-Feb-1883     general
Armidale - Dumaresq 19-Aug-1884     general
Dumaresq - Glen Innes 19-Aug-1884   3-Oct-1993   general
Dumaresq - Glen Innes 10-Sep-1999  2   tourism
Glen Innes - Tenterfield 1-Sep-1886   26-Oct-1989  3 general
Tenterfield - Wallangarra 16-Jan-1888   26-Oct-1989  4 general

Thornleigh Quarry branch

Thornleigh - Thornleigh Quarry unknown   unknown  1 general

Boronia No 5 deviation (1909)

Jct (Start Boronia No 5 deviation) - Jct (End Boronia No 5 deviation) 27-Jun-1909     general

Hawkesbury Bridge deviation (1946)

Jct (Start Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) - Jct (End Hawkesbury Bridge deviation) 1-Jul-1946     general

Gosford Racecourse branch

Gosford Racecourse Junction - Gosford Racecourse 7-Dec-1916   1980  5 general

Vales Point Coal Unloader

Vales Point Junction - Vales Point Coal Unloader 30-Sep-1980     general

Eraring Coal Unloader

Eraring Junction - Eraring Coal Unloader 29-Dec-1992     general

Sulphide Works

Sulphide Junction - Sulphide Works unknown     general

Woodville triangle

Woodville Junction - Hamilton Junction 15-Aug-1887     general

Singleton to Nundah deviation

Hunter River - Nundah Junction 9-Dec-1952     general

Mount Thorley branch

Jct (Whittingham) - Mount Thorley Coal Loader 29-Mar-1978     general
Saxonvale Junction - Saxonvale Coal Loader 31-Dec-1982     general
Jct (Mount Thorley) - Wambo Coal Loader 1990s     general

Camberwell branch

Camberwell Junction - Rixs Creek Coal Loader 24-Mar-1991     general

Mount Owen Coal Loader

Mount Owen Junction - Mount Owen Coal Loader 20-Oct-1996     general

Liddell deviation (1966)

Newdell Junction - Jct (Antiene) 28-Aug-1966     general

Ravensworth Coal Loader

Newdell Junction - Ravensworth Coal Washery 9-Dec-1996     general

Drayton branch

Drayton Junction - Mount Arthur Coal Loader 6-Jun-1983     general

Muswellbrook No 2 Colliery

St Heliers - Muswellbrook No 2 Colliery 26-Jul-1995     general

Dartbrook Coal Loader

Dartbrook Junction - Dartbrook Coal Loader 26-Jul-1995     general
1 Track has been lifted
2 Partially re-opened by the New England Railway for tourist trains
3 Last train ran 22-Oct-1989
4 Last train ran 18-Nov-1988
5 Last train ran May-1977