Gaythorne railway station

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Gaythorne
Gaythorne Railway Station, Queensland, Aug 2012.JPG
North-west bound view from Platform 2
in August 2012
General information
Location30 Station Avenue, Gaythorne
Coordinates 27°25′9″S152°59′6″E / 27.41917°S 152.98500°E / -27.41917; 152.98500 (Gaythorne railway station, Brisbane) Coordinates: 27°25′9″S152°59′6″E / 27.41917°S 152.98500°E / -27.41917; 152.98500 (Gaythorne railway station, Brisbane)
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Ferny Grove
Distance9.63 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking130 bays
Bicycle facilities8
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station code600379 (platform 1)
600380 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 1/2
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened1916
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesRifle Range
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Enoggera
towards Roma Street
Ferny Grove Line Mitchelton
towards Ferny Grove

Gaythorne railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Gaythorne.

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History

The station was built in 1916 and originally named Rifle Range Station. It was built as an extension of the Ferny Grove line from Enoggera to service the new military camps established in the area during World War 1, such as Bells Paddock. After the war, in 1923, a petition was circulated calling for the station's named to be changed to Gaythorne after the closure of the wartime camps. [1] [2]

Services

Gaythorne station is served by all stops Ferny Grove line services from Ferny Grove to Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains and Beenleigh. [3]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Ferny Grove Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh [4]
2 Ferny Grove Ferny Grove [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Queensland Places – Gaythorne". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Railway Station Renamed". The Brisbane Courier . No. 20, 437. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1923. p. 9. Retrieved 23 April 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Gaythorne Platform 1 TransLink
  5. ↑ Gaythorne Platform 2 TransLink
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