Shorncliffe railway station is the terminus station of the Shorncliffe line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Shorncliffe.
Shorncliffe | |||||||||||
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 Station front in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Parade, Shorncliffe | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°19′36″S 153°04′47″E / 27.3268°S 153.0796°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 2 metres | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Shorncliffe | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.69 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 80 bays | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600425 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1897 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Sandgate | ||||||||||
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History
editThe railway line from Brisbane to Sandgate opened in 1882, and the terminal station, located near Curlew Street, was named Sandgate.[1] The line was extended to Shorncliffe in 1897, and the name Sandgate was transferred to the new terminal station.[2] In 1938 it was renamed Shorncliffe.[3]
The line allowed Brisbane residents to travel to the water of Moreton Bay's Shorncliffe shoreline.[4] Beyond the station lie two sidings used to stable trains overnight.
Services
editShorncliffe is the terminus station for Shorncliffe line services to and from Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[5]
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Shorncliffe | Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "Opening of the Sandgate Railway". The Brisbane Courier. 11 May 1882. p. 3.
- ^ "IMPORTS AND EXPORTS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIII, no. 12, 262. Queensland, Australia. 1 May 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 4 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sandgate Station Renamed". The Courier-Mail. 21 October 1938. p. 3.
- ^ Hallam, Greg (2005). Brisbane's Biography (Steamtrain Sunday). QR Limited.
- ^ "Shorncliffe Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Shorncliffe Platform 1 TransLink
External links
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Media related to Shorncliffe railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Shorncliffe station Queensland Rail
- Shorncliffe station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Shorncliffe station Translink travel information
