Shorncliffe railway station
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| Address | Railway Parade, Shorncliffe | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°19′36″S 153°04′47″E / 27.3268°S 153.0796°ECoordinates: 27°19′36″S 153°04′47″E / 27.3268°S 153.0796°E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 total (1 side platform) | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| Formerly | Sandgate | ||||||||||
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Shorncliffe railway station (formerley Sandgate) is a railway station on the Shorncliffe line in Shorncliffe, a northern suburb of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network, as the terminus for the Shorncliffe line. The station is in Zone 4 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.
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[edit] History
For more details on this topic, see Rail transport in Queensland.
The station was opened in 1882 as Sandgate, until being renamed to avoid confusion with the previous station (then named Sandgate Central) in 1938.[1][2] The line allowed Brisbane residents to travel to the water of Moreton Bay's Shorncliffe shoreline.[3]
[edit] Services by platform
Platform 1
- Shorncliffe Line – terminating services
- Ipswich Line – all stations and peak hour express services to the City and Corinda/Ipswich (weekdays)
- South Bank – all stations to the City and South Bank (weekends/public holidays)
[edit] References
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- ^ "OPENING OF THE SANDGATE RAILWAY.". The Brisbane Courier: p. 3. 1882-05-11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3405198. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ "SANDGATE STATION RENAMED". The Courier-Mail: p. 3. 1938-10-21. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38707885. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ Hallam, Greg (2005). Brisbane's Biography (Steamtrain Sunday). QR Limited.
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