Fassifern railway station

Fassifern
Newcastle & Central Coast Line
CountryLink North Coast
CountryLink North Western
Station code FSN
Suburb Fassifern
Street(s) Fassifern Road
Distance from Central Station 142.31 km
Altitude (above sea level) 14 m
Types of stopping trains Intercity
CountryLink
Suburban/Local
Bus Services to Toronto
Number of platforms 2
Number of tracks 2
Platform arrangement 2 Side
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available Bus
Train
Disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link

Fassifern railway station is a train station located in Fassifern, New South Wales, Australia in the Lake Macquarie area on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. The station is a major point along the line (it's usually included in the stop-off stations of express trains), providing access to the line for a large part of the area. The station has three platforms, although only two are in use, the third being the former branch line platform for the now closed Toronto railway line. The station is served by intercity trains to Sydney and local trains to Morisset. In recent years Fassifern became a stopping-station for longer-distance CountryLink XPT services.

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Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
Newcastle & Central Coast Line local services to Morisset and intercity services to Gosford, Hornsby and Central (via Strathfield)
CountryLink North Coast country services to Sydney Set down only.
CountryLink North Western country services to Sydney Set down only.
Newcastle & Central Coast Line local services and intercity services to Newcastle
CountryLink North Coast country services to Brisbane (1 per day), Casino (1 per day) and Grafton (1 per day) Pick up only.
CountryLink North Western country services to Armidale and Moree (1 per day) Pick up only.
Former Toronto railway line services to Toronto

Transport links

Hunter Valley Buses (formerly as Toronto Bus Service) runs three routes via Fassifern railway station[1]:

Ticketing for "The Train" bus route - which replaced the Toronto line - remains mostly integrated with the CityRail system, and the Train Bus remains shown on CityRail network maps. Passengers for Blackalls Park or Toronto can purchase a CityRail ticket that includes a transfer to the Train bus. Commuters travelling from Toronto or Blackalls Park must purchase a bus ticket to Fassifern station, but can then claim the value of their bus ticket toward a CityRail one for their onward journey.[3]

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References

  1. ^ CDCBus Timetables and Maps Accessed 17 Dec 2011
  2. ^ Hunter Valley Buses (ComfortDelGro Cabcharge) (28 November 2010). Route 273 "The Train": Toronto to Fassifern. Accessed on 25 December 2011.
  3. ^ CityRail (Rail Corporation New South Wales) (2009). CityRail Timetables By Line: Toronto to Fassifern (Bus). Accessed on 27 October 2009.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   CityRail   Following station
towards Newcastle
 Newcastle and Central Coast Line
towards Central
Preceding station   Closed Lines   Following station
Terminus Toronto Line
Preceding station   CountryLink   Following station
towards Grafton, Casino or Brisbane
 CountryLink North Coast
towards Sydney
towards Moree or Armidale
 CountryLink North Western
Significant places and items of interest in the Hunter Region of New South Wales