Thornton
Thornton is a railway station in Maitland, New South Wales. Thornton is situated nearby to the community center Pat Hughes Community Centre, as well as near the suburb Tarro.- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Thornton Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beresfield railway station and Tarro.
Beresfield railway station
Railway station
Photo: MrTwig, Public domain.
Beresfield railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It opened on 31 July 1925, serving the western Newcastle suburb of Beresfield. Beresfield railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Thornton.
Tarro
Railway station
Photo: MrTwig, Public domain.
Tarro railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Tarro, opening on 1 August 1871. Tarro is situated 4 km southeast of Thornton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarro and Hexham.
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 3½ km southeast of Thornton.
Hexham
Town
Photo: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 7 km southeast of Thornton.
Thornton
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-32.78352° or 32° 47′ 1″ southLongitude
151.63975° or 151° 38′ 23″ eastNetwork
NSW TrainLinkOpen location code
4RVH6J8Q+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5041185794OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“Thornton” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ソーントン”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thornton Rural Fire Brigade and Pat Hughes Community Centre.
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