Lockyer railway station

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Grantham
General information
LocationMontgomery Road, Lockyer, Queensland
Coordinates 27°30′27″S152°05′01″E / 27.50750°S 152.08361°E / -27.50750; 152.08361 Coordinates: 27°30′27″S152°05′01″E / 27.50750°S 152.08361°E / -27.50750; 152.08361
Line(s) Main
Connectionsno connections
History
ClosedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Helidon
towards Brisbane
Main Line railway Murphys Creek
towards Toowoomba

Lockyer railway station is a closed railway station on the Main Line railway in Queensland, Australia. [1] It served the locality of Lockyer in the Lockyer Valley Region.

Description

The station building has been relocated to Murphy Creek Grounds in Murphys Creek.

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