Toongabbie railway station
Toongabbie | ||||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view in October 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wentworth Avenue, Toongabbie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°28′17″S 150°34′32″E / 33.471467°S 150.57564°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 29.96 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | TBB | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 26 April 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1940s | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2,470 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 98 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Toongabbie railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western and T5 Cumberland line services.
History
Toongabbie station opened on 26 April 1880.[2] The station was a small, unattended conditional stopping place. The first platform was on the northern side of the track.[3] When the line was duplicated in March 1886, an additional platform was added on the south side of the tracks. A disc on the end of a five foot pole was held up by intending passengers to stop the train.[3] The station was rebuilt in the 1940s when the Main Western line was quadrupled.[4] In 2018, work was completed on an accessibility upgrade which like its neighbouring stations Pendle Hill and Wentworthville included a new concourse, footbridge and lifts as part of the Station Accessibility Upgrade Program.[5]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | [6] | |
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| services to Leppington | [7] | ||
| 2 | services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | infrequently used[6] | |
| services to Leppington | infrequently used[7] | ||
| 3 | services to Richmond & Emu Plains | infrequently used[6] | |
| services to Schofields & Richmond | infrequently used[7] | ||
| 4 | services to Richmond & Emu Plains | [6] | |
| services to Schofields & Richmond | [7] |
Transport links
Hillsbus operate two routes via Toongabbie station:
- 705: Parramatta station to Blacktown station via Pendle Hill, Seven Hills & Lalor Park[8]
- 711: Parramatta station to Blacktown station via Westmead Hospital, Seven Hills & Lalor Park[9]
Toongabbie station is served by two NightRide routes:
- N70: Penrith to City (Town Hall)[10]
- N71: Richmond to City (Town Hall)[11]
References
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Toongabbie Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b Oakes, John (2006). Sydneys Forgotten Quarry Railways. Sydney: Australian Railways Historical Society. p. 12. ISBN 0975787039.
- ^ Toongabbie Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Budget delivers more accessible public transport". Transport for NSW. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b c d "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hillsbus route 705". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hillsbus route 711". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N71 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Toongabbie railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Toongabbie station details Transport for New South Wales
