Telarah railway station, New South Wales
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Telarah is a railway station on the North Coast Line
North Coast railway line, New South Wales
The North Coast Line is the primary rail route in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales, and forms a major part of the Sydney-Brisbane rail corridor....

 branch of CityRail
CityRail
CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...

's Hunter Line in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia
Australia
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. It has been given the nickname of 'the Rah' by its locals, the name originated from indigenous language, or from the Welsh word for pit pony . It serves Telarah
Telarah, New South Wales
Telarah is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the North Coast railway line. It has a station , served by CityRail's Hunter line services. It was formerly known as Homeville. Telarah has its own fire brigade as well as bowling club,...

, (formally called Homeville), one of the suburbs of the city of Maitland
Maitland, New South Wales
Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle...

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Diesel railcars travelling between Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

 and the town of Dungog
Dungog, New South Wales
Dungog is a country town on the Williams River in the upper Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. Located in the middle of dairy and timber country, it is the centre of the Dungog Shire Local Government Area and at the 2006 census it had a population of 2,102 people. The area includes the...

 service the station. The majority of Hunter line services operate to, and terminate at Telarah Station.

The station has a single platform, and the main North Coast line
North Coast railway line, New South Wales
The North Coast Line is the primary rail route in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales, and forms a major part of the Sydney-Brisbane rail corridor....

 past the station to Brisbane
Brisbane
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 is single track
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....

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Platforms and services

Neighbouring stations

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