About SideTracked Caches
This two-stage multi-cache belongs to the SideTracked series. It is not designed to take you to a magical place with a breath taking view. It's a distraction for the weary traveller, but anyone else can go and find it too. More information can be found on the SideTracked Series website at www.sidetrackedseries.info
About Denistone Station
Denistone Station is a quiet suburban station on the Main North Line. Built 51 years after the railway opened on 17 September 1886, Denistone opened 26 September 1937 with two side platforms, and built with provisions to be converted to island platforms at a later date. The western platform was converted on 24 October 1978, and the eastern platform on 27 November 1989 when the line was quadruplicated. In 2001, the station was earmarked for closure due to low patronage, but the community strongly opposed it, and the station was kept open. The station was upgraded with a lift to each pair of platforms, which was completed in 2023.
The Cache
To find this cache, go down onto platforms 1 and 2. All the information you need is from these two platforms only. Remember to tap on and off with your Opal/bank card when entering/leaving the station. Tapping off within 30 minutes cancels the transaction so you are not charged. Please bring your own writing implement to sign the log.
A = Number of silver light poles (excluding the ones on and beside the stairs)
B = Number of silver light poles (excluding the ones on and beside stairs) without a station name sign
C = Number of seats on the platform excluding any inside the waiting room
D = Number of seats inside the waiting room
E = Number of trees on the platform
F = Last digit of the year of the Passenger Transport Regulation on the sign at the bottom of stairs
Checksum = 35
The cache can be found at:
S33° 47.(A-2)(B+2)(C-10) E151° 05.(D+1)(E-1)(F)
23 February 1988, a brand new NSW Public Transport Tangara is on display at Denistone railway station for the general public to inspect and walk through
Photo by Nigel Scot McNeil » Getty Images