Toongabbie railway station

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

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.

Toongabbie
Westbound view of the station platforms, October 2018
General information
Location	Wentworth Avenue, Toongabbie Australia
Coordinates	33°47′15″S 150°57′06″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	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	TBB
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	26 April 1880
Rebuilt	1940s
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	1,418,110 (year) 3,885 (daily)[2] (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

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	T1	services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central	[8]
	T5	services to Leppington weekend services to Liverpool	[9]
2	T1	services to Hornsby & Berowra	infrequently used[8]
	T5	services to Leppington	infrequently used[8]
3	T1	services to Blacktown & Richmond late night services to Penrith	infrequently used[8]
	T5	services to Schofields	infrequently used[9]
4	T1	services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond early morning & late night services to Penrith 2 weekday early morning services to Emu Plains	[8]
	T5	services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond	[9]

Transport links

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

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Toongabbie Station NSWrail.net
4. 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. "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
9. "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.

External links

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