Emu Plains Station

Emu Plains is a suburb located 58 km west of the Sydney central business district, just after Penrith. Emu Plains railway station is on the Western and Blue Mountains train line. It is the terminus of the main branch of the Western line, though many trains terminate at the previous station of Penrith. After here you start going up the mountain.
The railway station has a quaint two storey building built in 1883 of brick and sandstone, with Tudor chimneys. Two storeys is very unusual for railway stations. The building has Local Government Heritage Listing. I like any building built of sandstone — isn’t it THE BEST! Besides Sydney, I can’t recall anywhere else where sandstone buildings are prevalent (But don’t make me think. It’s bad for my brain).
People come out here to visit the Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, which is an art gallery including works by the artists Gerald and Margo Lewers. (86 River Road, Emu Plains). The site was donated to the city and opened in 1981 as a gallery, gardens and café.
While I was ‘growing up’, a process still in progress, one of my friends said he fell asleep on the train one night and ended up in Emu Plains, where the train terminated. He had to wait till morning to get a train out of there. I never had that pleasure myself, but I think the lesson is: don’t fall asleep on the train.
My friend didn’t mention seeing any emus.