The line opened in 1891,[2] and branched off the Main Northern line at Fassifern station, crossing over a single lane tunnel on Fassifern Road, and following the shore of Fennell Bay to Blackalls Park.
A variety of steam engines also ran along the line during its operation, including a Coffee Pot engine, and the Prince of Wales travelled to Toronto by train on 24 June 1920.
[3] The line was not included in the Wyong–Newcastle electrification project, completed in 1984, which probably sealed its fate.
[citation needed] It was controversially closed in 1990 despite local opposition, with a privately operated bus service replacing the train.
[citation needed] Following the closure, a cycleway called the Toronto Greenway was constructed along the line.