North Coast railway line
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The North Coast railway line is a major rail corridor in New South Wales, Australia, running along the state’s north coast and linking Sydney with Brisbane via numerous regional coastal centres.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Coast line | 2 |
| Main Northern line at Sydney | 1 |
| Sydney to Newcastle Intercity Line | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercity rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| completedAsThroughRoute | 1930 ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Brisbane
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Hunter Region
ⓘ
Mid North Coast ⓘ Northern Rivers ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crossesBorder | New South Wales–Queensland border ⓘ |
| electrification |
electrified between Sydney and Wyong
ⓘ
non‑electrified north of Wyong ⓘ |
| followsCoast | Pacific coast of eastern Australia ⓘ |
| followsRegion |
Northern New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
North Coast of New South Wales
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Grafton Bridge (rail‑road bridge over Clarence River) ⓘ |
| hasRiverCrossing |
Clarence River
ⓘ
Hunter River ⓘ Manning River ⓘ Richmond River ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | first direct standard‑gauge rail link between Sydney and Brisbane ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| majorOperator | NSW TrainLink ⓘ |
| northernConnection | Queensland rail network at Brisbane ⓘ |
| openedInStages | early 20th century ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Pacific Highway
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Highway (for substantial sections)
|
| partOfNetwork | New South Wales rail network ⓘ |
| passesThroughCity |
Casino
ⓘ
Coffs Harbour ⓘ Grafton ⓘ Kyogle ⓘ North Coast railway line ⓘ
surface form:
Lismore area (historically via branch lines)
Newcastle ⓘ Port Macquarie ⓘ
surface form:
Port Macquarie area (via Wauchope)
Taree ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| servesPort |
Port of Newcastle
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Newcastle (via connections)
|
| southernConnection |
North Coast railway line
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Main Northern line at Sydney
|
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| terminus |
Brisbane
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | predominantly single track with passing loops ⓘ |
| usedByService |
NSW TrainLink
ⓘ
surface form:
NSW TrainLink XPT
NSW TrainLink ⓘ
surface form:
NSW TrainLink Xplorer (partial)
|
| usedFor |
interstate freight between New South Wales and Queensland
ⓘ
long‑distance passenger services between Sydney and Brisbane ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
North Coast (New South Wales)
this entity surface form:
North Coast line
this entity surface form:
North Coast line
this entity surface form:
Sydney to Newcastle Intercity Line
this entity surface form:
Main Northern line at Sydney