Fassifern railway station

Fassifern
Northbound view from Platform 2, November 2022
General information
Location	Fassifern Road, Fassifern Australia
Coordinates	32°59′07″S151°34′52″E / 32.9853°S 151.5812°E / -32.9853; 151.5812
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	142.31 km (88.43 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side, 1 isolated side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 4.30am to 9.30pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 5.30am to 9pm
Station code	FSN
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1888;137 years ago (1888)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2024 [1]	209,870 (year) 573 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Booragul towards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Awaba towards Central Cardiff towards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Express Morisset towards Central Broadmeadow towards Grafton, Casino or Brisbane NSW TrainLink North Coast Line Wyong towards Sydney Broadmeadow towards Moree or Armidale NSW TrainLink North Western Line
Former service Preceding station Former services Following station Terminus Toronto Line Blackalls Park towards Toronto
Location Fassifern railway station Location in {}

Fassifern railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the City of Lake Macquarie suburb of Fassifern, opening in 1888. ^{[3] [4]}

The station has three platforms, although only two are in use, the third being the former branch-line platform for the Toronto line that closed in 1990. North of the line is a balloon loop for the Newstan Colliery that is served by Southern Shorthaul Railroad hauled trains.

In 1984, a footbridge was installed as part of the electrification of the line. It was replaced in 1994 when lifts were added. ^[5]

Platforms and services

Fassifern has two operational side platforms and one closed side platform. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. ^[6]

It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer and XPT long-distance services from Sydney to Armidale, Moree, Casino and Brisbane. ^{[7] [8]}

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
0	Not in use	Former services to Toronto Station	Closed
1	CCN	services to Gosford & Sydney Central	[6]
	North Coast Region	services to Sydney Central	Set down only [7]
	North Western Region	services to Sydney Central	Set down only [8]
2	CCN	services to Newcastle
	North Coast Region	services to Casino & Brisbane	Pick up only [7]
	North Western Region	services to Armidale/Moree	Pick up only [8]

Transport links

Hunter Valley Buses operates three bus routes via Fassifern station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 270: Newcastle University to Toronto West ^[9]
• 271: Stockland Glendale to Toronto ^[10]
• 273: to Toronto via Blackalls Park ^[11]

• 
  Entrance
• 
  Southbound view from Platform 1
• 
  Former Toronto Branch line and walking track
• 
  Former Platform

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Fassifern Station NSWrail.net
4. Fassifern Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
5. "Infrastructure" Railway Digest May 1993 page 199
6. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
8. "North West timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
9. "Hunter Valley Buses route 270". Transport for NSW.
10. "Hunter Valley Buses route 271". Transport for NSW.
11. "Hunter Valley Buses route 273". Transport for NSW.

External links

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