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Thornton is a railway station on the Main Northern Railway Line in New South Wales , Australia . It is served by CityRail trains of the Hunter Line . It serves the nearby Residential Area . Four tracks pass through Thornton- the 'Up' and 'Down' Main North tracks and the 'Up' and 'Down' Coal tracks. Side platforms are provided on the Up and Down Main tracks. HISTORY The station opened in 1871 as Woodford station. It was renamed in 1887 to avoid confusion with Woodford Station in the Blue Mountains Walters, C ''The Great Northern Railway, Newcastle to Maitland 150 years on''. Australian Railway History, ARHS, March, 2007. NEIGHBOURING STATIONS REFERENCES |
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