page_title: Hamilton, New South Wales
section_title: Rail
hierarchical_section_title: Hamilton, New South Wales / Transport / Rail
caption_attribution_description: Hamilton Railway Station Dated: 12 April 1906 Digital ID: 17420_a014_a014000788 Rights: www.records.nsw.gov.au/about-us/rights-and-permissions This image is part of our "Moments in Time" blog series where we ask you to help us date the photos or identify the location where the photo was taken. If you can help with this image please head over to the post at our Archives Outside blog. We have included the larger version here on Flickr to help show more detail. We'd love to hear from you if you use our photos. Many other photos in our collection are available to view and browse on our website using Photo Investigator.
context_page_description: Hamilton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 4 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. The main commercial centre is located around Beaumont Street and boasts a vibrant multicultural atmosphere providing an array of restaurants, retail, fashion and commercial outlets along with day-to-day services such as pharmacies, banks, florists, hairdressers, fruit shops and delicatessens.
context_section_description: Hamilton's train station was constructed on the Islington Junction to Newcastle railway line. The station is 164 km (102 mi) from the Way & Works Branch and is 5.8 m (19 ft) above sea level.
  With the opening of the station in 1872, the importance of Hamilton as a suburb grew.
  The station is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter line to Maitland and beyond, and the Central Coast & Newcastle Line, which runs to Sydney.
caption: An early undated photo of Hamilton station
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