Fassifern railway station

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Fassifern
Fassifern Railway Station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2 in November 2022
General information
LocationFassifern 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 Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance142.31 km (88.43 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side, 1 isolated side
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 4.30am-9.30pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 5.30am-9pm
Station code FSN
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1888;136 years ago (1888)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 201,480 (year)
  • 552 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Booragul Central Coast & Newcastle Line Awaba
towards Central
Cardiff 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 stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Terminus Toronto Line Blackalls Park
towards Toronto
Location
Australia New South Wales location map blank.svg
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Fassifern railway station
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Fassifern railway station is 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]

Contents

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, Grafton, Casino and Brisbane. [7] [8]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1Not in useFormer services to Toronto StationClosed
2services to Gosford & Sydney Central [6]
services to Sydney Central Set down only [7]
services to Sydney Central Set down only [8]
3
CCN
services to Newcastle [6]
services to Grafton, Casino & Brisbane Pick up only [7]
services to Armidale/Moree Pick up only [8]

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

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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. Fassifern Station NSWrail.net
  4. Fassifern Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. "Infrastructure" Railway Digest May 1993 page 199
  6. 1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. 1 2 3 "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 "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.