Thornton railway station is located on the Main Northern line in

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, Australia. It serves Thornton in the eastern suburbs of

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opening in 1913.Thornton Railway Station
NSW Environment & Heritage The original station opened on 1 August 1871 as Woodford and was renamed in 1887 to avoid confusion with Woodford station in the Blue Mountains. The line from

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was duplicated in 1880 and quadrupled in February 1913 when the current station opened. To the south-west of the station, the Bloomfield Colliery branches off.

Platforms & services

Thornton has two side platforms. It is serviced by

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services travelling from

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Transport links

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operate two routes to and from Thornton station: *182: to Rutherford *189: to

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