Lawnton railway station
Lawnton | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Lawnton | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°16′55″S 152°58′52″E / 27.28194°S 152.98111°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 14 metres | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.89 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 159 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600461 (platform 1) 600462 (platform 2) 600463 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 2/3 | ||||||||||
| 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 City of Moreton Bay.
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 has been extended north to Petrie including a new bridge over the North Pine River.[4]
Services
Lawnton is served by all Citytrain 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 bus 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 Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport & Main Roads
- ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Lawnton Platform 1". TransLink.
- ^ "Lawnton Platform 2". TransLink.
- ^ "Lawnton Platform 3". TransLink.
- ^ "Route 669 timetable". Translink.
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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