Toongabbie railway station

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.

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

Toongabbie
Westbound view in October 2018
Location	Wentworth Avenue, Toongabbie
Coordinates	33°28′17″S 150°34′32″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
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	TBB
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	26 April 1880
Rebuilt	1940s
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	2,470 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	98
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Seven Hills toward Emu Plains or Richmond North Shore & Western Line Pendle Hill toward Berowra Seven Hills toward Richmond Cumberland Line Pendle Hill toward Leppington

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] An accessibility upgrade, including lift access to the station, was announced in 2015.[5]

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood	[6]
	T5	services to Leppington	[7]
2	T1	services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood	infrequently used[6]
	T5	services to Leppington	infrequently used[7]
3	T1	services to Richmond & Emu Plains	infrequently used[6]
	T5	services to Schofields & Richmond	infrequently used[7]
4	T1	services to Richmond & Emu Plains	[6]
	T5	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

1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
2. Toongabbie Station NSWrail.net
3. Oakes, John (2006). Sydneys Forgotten Quarry Railways. Sydney: Australian Railways Historical Society. p. 12. ISBN 0975787039.
4. Toongabbie Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
5. "Budget delivers more accessible public transport". Transport for NSW. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015.
6. "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. "Hillsbus route 705". Transport for NSW.
9. "Hillsbus route 711". Transport for NSW.
10. "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
11. "N71 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Toongabbie railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Toongabbie station details Transport for New South Wales