Belmont railway line, New South Wales

The Belmont railway line (32°58′S 151°43′E) is an abandoned coal haulage and passenger rail line from Adamstown, New South Wales to Belmont, New South Wales. This was a private railway, being the property of the New Redhead Estate and Coal Company and was generally known as the Belmont Branch. The line closed in December 1991. It has since been converted into a cycleway or rail trail - The Fernleigh Track.

Belmont Railway Line
Looking north across Park Avenue level crossing
towards former main line junction
Overview
StatusClosed
OwnerNew Redhead Estate and Colliery Company
LocaleNewcastle, New South Wales
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened1 December 1892 (1892-12-01)
Extended to Belmont1916
Closed19 December 1991 (1991-12-19)
Technical
Line length15.51 km (9.64 mi)
CharacterSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Highest elevation89 m (292 ft)
Route Map

km
Station
0
Main North line at Adamstown
Redhead Tunnel
Fernleigh loop
4
Kahibah
Dudley Colliery
5
Burwood No 3 Platform
6
Whitebridge
9
Redhead
10
Lambton Colliery
Burwood Extended Colliery
12
Jewells platform
14
John Darling Colliery
16
Belmont
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