Toongabbie railway station, Sydney

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Toongabbie

Cumberland Line
Western Line
Station code	TBB
Suburb	Toongabbie
Street(s)	Wentworth Ave
Distance from Central Station	29.96 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	4
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	2 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Toongabbie is a railway station on the Western line, Sydney of the CityRail network. It serves a well established residential area in the suburb of Toongabbie.

It has four tracks, and the tracks are paired by direction. This means that all trains to the city leave from the same island platform, so it the train happens to travel on the unexpected track, it is a simple thing to walk over to the other platform.

The station is served by two trains per hour for most of the time, with additional trains at peak hours.

1 Platforms/Service
2 Transport Links
3 Galley
4 Trackplan
5 Neighbouring stations

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1

Western Line - all stations and limited stops services to Central, then to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby or Berowra via the North Shore Line.
Cumberland Line - all stations services to Campbelltown.

Platform 2

Not currently in use - used only by trains during trackwork or emergencies.

Platform 3

Not currently in use - used only by trains during trackwork or emergencies.

Platform 4

Western Line - all stations and limited stops services to Blacktown, Riverstone, Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains.
Cumberland Line - all stations services to Blacktown.

[edit] Transport Links

Hillsbus runs two routes to and from Toongabbie railway station:

705 - to Parramatta.
711 - Between Blacktown and Parramatta.
717 - Between Blacktown and Parramatta Ferry Wharf.

NightRide runs one route via Toongabbie railway station:

N70 - Between Penrith station and City(Town Hall).

[edit] Galley

Aerial view of Toongabbie railway station, Sydney	Platforms 3 and 4	Platforms	Western entrance
Ramp and pedestrian bridge	View from road bridge

[edit] Trackplan

Track arrangement at Toongabbie

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Pendle Hill	Cumberland Line Campbelltown → Blacktown	Seven Hills
Pendle Hill	Western Line	Seven Hills