Stations of the North Coast Line

Type : Station
Distance from Sydney : 245.184km
Opened : 14 August 1911
Closed : n/a
Status : In use
Name meaning : Named for a local Aboriginal tribe and probably a corruption of "clean hill"
Notes : opened with a 394.7 metre central interlocked crossing loop. The platform was 121.9 metres in length with an A4 standard building with a store, waiting rooms, ticket office etc. In 1945 the station was changed to an island platform and the length increased to 215 metres, at this time the current brick station was built. 

Location of Dungog station (Six Maps)

Dungog opened in 1911, the present station building dates from 1944 when the original single platform was converted to an island platform.

Dungog station (undated) (copyright expired)

Dungog platform 1946. Family photo (Barry O'Meara)

PILE DRIVING, N.C. RAILWAY BRIDGE, DUNGOG. G.KELLY Photo

SMITH & TIMS RAILWAY CONTRACTORS WITH EMPLOYEES PASSING THROUGH DUNGOG TO TAREE. 59. G. Kelly. Photo. [1909]

Bridge arch construction at Dungog

Construction of bridge at Dungog, 1911 (copyright expired)

First train at Dungog (14/08/1911) (copyright expired)

Postcard, opening of the railway station at Dungog, 1911 (copyright expired)

Cutting near Dungog, 1909

Dungog rail accident, May 1920 (Taree - Sydney mail train)

Layout of Dungog in 1945

Construction of the Engine Shed at Dungog (1911)

Dungog school train in 1965 (J Love) (at Iron Bark Creek)

Dungog, 1915

Derailment at Farmers Siding near Dungog 24/04/1920 (State Archives)

Not railroad but railroad related this was the last coach from Maitland to Dungog (it ran on the day that Dungog station opened). Just a small example of how things keep on changing over time (Maitland Library)

Dungog, 1914 (UON)

STATION SITE, DUNGOG. G. KELLY Photo. [1910]

GOODS SHED CUTTING, DUNGOG. G. KELLY. Photo. [1910]

14/08/1911 - opening of Dungog station (SLNSW)

Dungog (undated)

Dungog Railway Station 1930 - Gordon Smith Collection

NSWGR 3513 North Coast Daylight Express in back platform road at Dungog

First mail train from Taree at Dungog, 5/2/1913 (State Archives)

Ken Date:

On my journeys on the North Coast line as a youth in the 1970s I was always intrigued by Dungog station. With its art deco styling and island platform it seemed rather exotic when compared with other stations along the line. It's a much quieter location today, with minimal staffing hours and considerably less trains than was the case 50 years ago. I've enjoyed 'reconnecting' with Dungog after many years of not being in this area and it's nice to see the station building has survived with only some cosmetic changes to reflect the current corporate arrangement.

Dungog, 6/5/2019 (Ken Date)

Dungog, early 1980s

Dungog, 1915

Dungog, 1993

Dungog, early 80s

From Gary Simonds:


I was sent this pic of Dungog in an email many years ago from a friend who passed away not long after he sent the email, so there are no other details about where it came from & all that was said, found on net & thought you might like it

Not railroad but railroad related this was the last coach from Maitland to Dungog (it ran on the day that Dungog station opened). Just a small example of how things keep on changing over time (Maitland Library)

Dungog Railway Station 1930 - Gordon Smith Collection

NSWR 3513 on North Coast Daylight Express in back platform road at Dungog NSW, 1956 (Ray McDermott)

Ken Date:


19 January at 17:47  ·


"On my journeys on the North Coast line as a youth in the 1970s I was always intrigued by Dungog station. With its art deco styling and island platform it seemed rather exotic when compared with other stations along the line. It's a much quieter location today, with minimal staffing hours and considerably less trains than was the case 50 years ago. I've enjoyed 'reconnecting' with Dungog after many years of not being in this area and it's nice to see the station building has survived with only some cosmetic changes to reflect the current corporate arrangement"

4415 works an up freight through Dungog Station, 5 September 1979. ((C) Ed Tonks)

Dungog 13/2/2021 (Lance Lyon)

Gary Niness Collection.

Dungog railway station as seen by Dennis Forbes in 1966.

NSW SRA two-car diesel set 723+623 sits at Dungog station before running an afternoon service to Newcastle on November 1 1984.

NT-26, the "Grafton XPT" service, lead by unit 2018, pauses at Dungog station, 1-12/13pm on Wednesday, 15-12-1993. (Graeme Kirkby)

April 3, 1965 (Lindsay Bridge)

Dungog (undated)

Dungog (undated)

Dungog, 1930

158. STATION YARD. DUNGOG. G. KELLY. Photo. [undated]

NT36 crossing a late NT33 at Dungog. 33 is about 60 minutes late due to track repairs at Central this morning. 14/1/2023 (Ashley Rose)

Opening of the line, Dungog

Vintage train to Gloucester at Dungog, 9/2/1963 (State Archives)

Building Dungog engine shed, undated. (Greg & Sylvia Ray collection)

XP2006 on No.10 passing Dungog Goods Shed 17/01/1983
(Brad Coulter)

44239 nth bound Dungog 13 December 1988 (Ed Tonks)

8217 Charter at Dungog 14/01/1995
Consist placed in loop to get out the way of local & XPT. Only time I got photo of 3 passenger trains at Dungog at same time (but have seen it a couple of times since) (Bradley Coulter)