Cockle Creek railway station

Cockle Creek
Southbound view from Platform 1 in May 2006
Location	Lake Road, Boolaroo Australia
Coordinates	32°56′34″S 151°37′25″E / 32.942695°S 151.623725°E / -32.942695; 151.623725Coordinates: 32°56′34″S 151°37′25″E / 32.942695°S 151.623725°E / -32.942695; 151.623725
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	150.63 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	CCK
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	15 August 1887
Rebuilt	1957
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Cardiff towards Newcastle Central Coast & Newcastle Line Teralba towards Central

Cockle Creek railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the City of Lake Macquarie suburb of Boolaroo. The station is on the eastern side of Cockle Creek and a balloon loop exists west of the creek for the Teralba Colliery.

The station opened on 15 August 1887. It was rebuilt on its present site in 1957 when a new bridge was built immediately south of the station. The station buildings were demolished in March 1993.

The privately owned Caledonian Collieries railway line to West Wallsend, Seahampton, Killingworth, Barnsley and the now vanished town of Fairley, joined the government line at Cockle Creek. This line carried mixed traffic, including passenger and freight trains, but was largely used for coal traffic until the last working mine, West Wallsend Extended Colliery at Killingworth was closed during an industrial slump in 1962.

Cockle Creek has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Hamilton (Newcastle).

Hunter Valley Buses operate two routes via Cockle Creek station:

Newcastle Buses operates one route via Cockle Creek station: