Toongabbie railway station

For the closed station in Victoria, Australia, see Toongabbie railway station, Victoria.

Toongabbie
Westbound view of the station platforms,
October 2018
General information
LocationWentworth Avenue, Toongabbie
Australia
Coordinates33°47′15″S 150°57′06″E / 33.787374°S 150.951557°E / -33.787374; 150.951557
Elevation32 metres (105 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western
Distance29.96 kilometres (18.62 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codeTBB
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened26 April 1880
Rebuilt1940s
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,418,110 (year)
  • 3,885 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Seven Hills
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
 North Shore & Western Line Pendle Hill
towards Berowra
Seven Hills
towards Richmond
 Cumberland Line Pendle Hill
towards Leppington

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

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

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central [8]
services to Leppington
weekend services to Liverpool		[9]
2 services to Hornsby & Berowra infrequently used[8]
services to Leppingtoninfrequently used[8]
3 services to Blacktown & Richmond
late night services to Penrith		 infrequently used[8]
services to Schofieldsinfrequently 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]

CDC NSW operates two bus routes via Toongabbie station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Toongabbie station is served by two NightRide routes:

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Toongabbie Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ a b Oakes, John (2006). Sydneys Forgotten Quarry Railways. Sydney: Australian Railways Historical Society. p. 12. ISBN 0975787039.
  5. ^ "2nd subdivision, Toongabbee Estate, Toongabbie, 1886". Blacktown Memories. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. ^ Toongabbie Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  7. ^ "Budget delivers more accessible public transport". Transport for NSW. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ a b c "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  11. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  12. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.