Toronto railway station

This article is about the former railway station in Australia. For the central railway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, see Union Station (Toronto).

Toronto railway station is a former railway station located in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Toronto, the terminus of the former Fassifern - Toronto branch line in New South Wales, Australia.

Toronto
General information
Location	Australia
Coordinates	33°00′43″S 151°35′47″E
Line(s)	Toronto Line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	7 March 1891
Closed	11 March 1990
Former services
Preceding station Former services Following station Blackalls Park towards Fassifern Toronto Line Terminus

The station opened in c. 1891 as a private tourist tramway and was subsequently acquired by the NSW Government Railways in 1910.^[1] The station closed on 11 March 1990. The line and station is still largely intact. The station building is an example of heritage re-use, now in use by the Lake Macquarie and District Historical Society.

Gallery

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  Station seen from exterior
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  The platform and station building
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  Looking down the platform
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  On the platform
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  Looking towards station building
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  Looking towards Fassifern, with signal
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  Entrance sign
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  Entrance stairs
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  Platform sign
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  Main platform and station. May 2016

References

1. "TORONTO RAILWAY STATION". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 11, 463. New South Wales, Australia. 1 August 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Toronto (NSWrail.net)