Monday 19 March 2018

Former Train Station Overhaul Announced

BY OLIVIA PORTELL

The site of Newcastle's former train station is set to reopen this June, with plans launched for it's upcoming overhaul.

Renamed as 'The Station', the site will be temporarily activated by Renew Newcastle over an eighteen month period in an attempt to trial ideas and plans for future use.

The Hunter Development Corporation is working in cooperation with a local designer to style the space, drawing inspiration from its architectural heritage- including an outline of the historic Eastern Pavillion that addresses Scott Street.

The temporary operation will help to determine what the public wants out of the former station, as the first step in a permanent re-purposing of the space.