Lawnton railway station
Lawnton | |||||||||||
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 Sourthbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Lawnton | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°09′56″S 152°35′07″E / 27.1655°S 152.5852°ECoordinates: 27°09′56″S 152°35′07″E / 27.1655°S 152.5852°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 14 metres | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.89 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 159 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part time | ||||||||||
| Station code |
600461 (platform 1) 600462 (platform 2) 600463 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 5/6 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Lawnton railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Lawnton in the Moreton Bay Region.
History
Lawnton station opened in 1888.[1] In 2001, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Bald Hills to just north of the station.[2][3]
As part of the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line project, the third track is being extended north to Petrie including a new bridge over the North Pine River.[4]
Services
Lawnton is served by all City network services from Kippa-Ring to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central[5]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Roma Street & Springfield Central | [6] |
| Ipswich | 1 weekday afternoon service only[6] | ||
| 2 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | Evening peak only[7] |
| 3 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | [8] |
Transport links
Thompsons Bus Service operates one route via Lawnton station:
References
- ↑ Lawnton Centre for Government of Queensland
- ↑ "Queensland Update" Railway Digest January 2000 page 13
- ↑ "Northgate - Bald Hills Third Track Opens" Railway Digest October 2000 page 11
- ↑ Lawnton to Petrie upgrade project Department of Transport & Main Roads
- ↑ "Redcliffe Peninsula line timetable" (pdf). TransLink. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Lawnton Platform 1". TransLink.
- ↑ "Lawnton Platform 2". TransLink.
- ↑ "Lawnton Platform 3". TransLink.
- ↑ Route 669 timetable TranLink 20 January 2014
External links
Media related to Lawnton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Lawnton station Queensland Rail
- Lawnton station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
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