Hamilton railway station, New South Wales

Hamilton
Station looking east from Platform 2 in November 2007
Location	Beaumont Street, Hamilton Australia
Coordinates	32°55′07″S 151°44′55″E / 32.918494°S 151.748555°E / -32.918494; 151.748555Coordinates: 32°55′07″S 151°44′55″E / 32.918494°S 151.748555°E / -32.918494; 151.748555
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Newcastle
Distance	164.63 km (102.30 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HAM
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	1872
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Broadmeadow towards Central Central Coast & Newcastle Line Terminus Waratah towards Dungog or Scone Hunter Line Terminus

Hamilton railway station is located on the Newcastle line in New South Wales. It serves the inner Newcastle suburb of Hamilton.

On 5 January 2015, Hamilton became the interim terminus for NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle and Hunter line services following the partial closure of the Newcastle line. It will fulfill this role until Newcastle Interchange opens in 2017.

Hamilton station opened in 1872. The Platform 1 building was built circa 1875, the Platform 2 building in 1898.

In 2007, Platform 1 was extended eastwards to accommodate eight carriages and allow Beaumont Street level crossing to remain open while trains are at the station. In January 2015, Platform 2 was extended eastwards to accommodate eight carriages.

As part of the works to relocate the line's terminus to Newcastle Interchange, stabling sidings are to be laid behind Platform 2 on the site of the former goods yard.

Hamilton has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services to and from Sydney Central and Hunter railway line services to and from Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Telarah and Dungog.

Hamilton Junction Signal Box is separated from Hamilton station by Beaumont Street level crossing. The Victorian signal box was built in 1897 by McKenzie & Holland, making it one of the oldest surviving mechanical signal boxes in Australia, and also one of the busiest. Originally fitted with a McKenzie & Holland mechanical lever frame, it now has a 56 lever tappet frame designed by Cyril Byles, the British born New South Wales Government Railways signal engineer and manufactured in Sydney in the former NSWGR Interlocking Workshops. Formerly a much busier location, this signal box once had control of multiple lines, sidings and a short branch for the Vacuum Oil Company. After rationalisation in the 1980s and 1990s, the signal box now controls Hamilton Junction, Beaumont Street level crossing and entry to and exit from sidings used for storing track maintenance vehicles.