Toongabbie railway station
Toongabbie | ||||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view of the station platforms, October 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wentworth Avenue, Toongabbie Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′15″S 150°57′06″E / 33.787374°S 150.951557°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 32 metres (105 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 29.96 kilometres (18.62 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | TBB | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 26 April 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1940s | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Toongabbie railway station is a heritage-listed railway station 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
[edit]Toongabbie station opened on 26 April 1880.[3] The station was a small, unattended conditional stopping place. The first platform was on the northern side of the track.[4] 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.[4]
The “Toongabbee” station is listed on the 2nd subdivision of the Darcyville estate in 1886,[5] part of the estate of the late D'Arcy Wentworth, which stretched from Toongabbie to Westmead.
The station was rebuilt in the 1940s when the Main Western line was quadrupled.[6] 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.[7]
Platforms and services
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central | [8] | |
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| services to Leppington weekend services to Liverpool | [9] | ||
| 2 | services to Hornsby & Berowra | infrequently used[8] | |
| services to Leppington | infrequently used[8] | ||
| 3 | services to Blacktown & Richmond late night services to Penrith |
infrequently used[8] | |
| services to Schofields | infrequently used[9] | ||
| 4 | services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond early morning & late night services to Penrith 2 weekday early morning services to Emu Plains |
[8] | |
| services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond | [9] |
Transport links
[edit]CDC NSW operates two bus routes via Toongabbie station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 705: Parramatta station to Blacktown station via Pendle Hill, Seven Hills & Lalor Park[10]
- 711: Parramatta station to Blacktown station via Westmead Hospital, Seven Hills & Lalor Park[11]
Toongabbie station is served by two NightRide routes:
- N70: Penrith to Town Hall station[12]
- N71: Richmond to Town Hall station[13]
References
[edit]- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Toongabbie Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b Oakes, John (2006). Sydneys Forgotten Quarry Railways. Sydney: Australian Railways Historical Society. p. 12. ISBN 0975787039.
- ^ "2nd subdivision, Toongabbee Estate, Toongabbie, 1886". Blacktown Memories. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ 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 e "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b c "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Toongabbie railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Toongabbie station details Transport for New South Wales
