Morisset railway station, New South Wales
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Morisset Railway Station is located in Morisset
Morisset, New South Wales
Morisset is a commercial centre and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of Lake Macquarie just off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway.-History:...

, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 on the Main North railway line
Main North railway line, New South Wales
The Main North Line is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Central Coast, Hunter and the New England regions. The line was the original main line between Sydney and Brisbane, however this required a change of gauge at Wallangarra...

. Opening in 1887, the station has two platforms. The station is served by intercity trains to Sydney and Newcastle on the Newcastle and Central Coast Line, and is the terminus for off-peak local services to Newcastle.

The construction of the Sydney to Newcastle line through Morisset led to the downfall of thriving local community Cooranbong
Cooranbong, New South Wales
Cooranbong is a town and rural suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of the town of Morisset off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway....

, which was the point which river shipments landed.

Platforms and services

Transport links

Toronto Bus Services runs three routes to and from Morisset railway station:
  • Route 278 - to Morisset Peninsula
  • Route 279 - to Morisset Peninsula
  • Route 280 - to Cooranbong
    Cooranbong, New South Wales
    Cooranbong is a town and rural suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of the town of Morisset off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway....


Rover Coaches runs one route to and from Morisset railway station:
Route 163 http://www.rovercoaches.com.au/ttables/morisset.htm - Cessnock to Morisset via Kurri Kurri - on weekdays only
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