Sandgate Flyover
The Sandgate Flyover is a grade-separated railway flyover that carries the Main North Line across the Kooragang Island line, located in Sandgate, in the City of Newcastle local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
Sandgate Flyover | |
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The Sandgate Flyover, with a Kooragang-bound coal train passing underneath | |
| Coordinates | 32°52′19″S 151°42′10″E |
| Carries | Main North Line |
| Crosses | Kooragang Island line |
| Locale | Sandgate, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Begins | Sandgate station (east) |
| Ends | Ironbark Creek (west) |
| Named for | Sandgate |
| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Maintained by | Australian Rail Track Corporation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Grade-separated railway flyover |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Constructed by | |
| Construction start | May 2006 |
| Construction cost | A$80 million |
| Opened | 14 November 2006 |
| Inaugurated | 24 November 2006 by Mark Vaile, Deputy Prime Minister |
| Replaces | At-grade junction |
| Location | |
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