Toronto railway station
The 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 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°00′43″S 151°35′47″E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Toronto Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 March 1891 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 11 March 1990 | ||||||||||
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The station opened in c. 1891 as a private tourist tramway and was subsequently acquired by the NSW Government Railways in 1910. 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
Station seen from exterior
The platform and station building
Looking down the platform
On the platform
Looking towards station building
Looking towards Fassifern, with signal
Entrance sign
Entrance stairs
Platform sign
Main platform and station. May 2016
References
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