Sandgate

Sandgate railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, opening in 1881 as Grant's Creek.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Newcastle LGA, New South Wales, Australia
Also known as: “Sandgate railway station”, “Sandgate Railway Station”, and “Sandgate railway station, New South Wales”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sandgate Cemetery and Warabrook.

Sandgate Cemetery

Cemetery

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Sandgate Cemetery is a necropolis in Sandgate, Australia, and has been continuously operating since 1881. The cemetery caters for all religious, ethnic and cultural requirements. Sandgate Cemetery is situated 480 metres northeast of Sandgate.

Warabrook

Railway station

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Warabrook railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It was opened on 23 October 1995, and serves the western Newcastle suburb of Warabrook and the University of Newcastle. Warabrook is situated 2 km south of Sandgate.

St. Philip’s Christian College

School

St Philip's Christian College is a multi-campus independent non-denominational Christian co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, located in the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. St. Philip’s Christian College is situated 4 km southeast of Sandgate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hexham and Tarro.

Hexham

Town

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Hexham is a suburb of the city of Newcastle, about 15 km inland from the Newcastle CBD in New South Wales, Australia on the bank of the Hunter River. Hexham is situated 5 km north of Sandgate.

Tarro

Suburb

Tarro is a north-western suburb of the Newcastle City Council local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It, and parts of nearby Beresfield, was originally known as Upper Hexham, "lower" Hexham being an older settlement located about 5 kilometres to the east on the Hunter River. Tarro is situated 8 km northwest of Sandgate.