Norman Park railway station

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Norman Park
NormanPark2016.jpg
Looking towards Cleveland from Platform 2 in December 2016.
General information
LocationWaite Street, Norman Park
Coordinates 27°28′54″S153°03′45″E / 27.4817°S 153.0624°E / -27.4817; 153.0624
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Queensland Rail
Line(s) Cleveland
Distance9.07 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking112 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleAssisted
Other information
Station code600252 (platform 1)
600253 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 1
Website Translink
History
Opened1911
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Coorparoo
towards Bowen Hills
Cleveland Line Morningside
towards Cleveland

Norman Park railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Norman Park.

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History

Norman Park station opened in 1911. [1] Between 1912 and 1926 it was the Junction station for the Belmont Tramway. The steam tram was initially operated by the Belmont Shire Council and after 1925 by the Brisbane City Council until its closure in 1926. [2]

On 15 July 1996, the Fisherman Islands line to the Port of Brisbane opened to the north of the station. [3] [4]

Services

Norman Park is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland. [5]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Cleveland Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland [6]
2 Cleveland Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe [7]

Murals

The walls of the station were decorated with artwork featuring flora, fauna and scenery from the area circa 2009. It was painted by a team of professional artists with input from students from local schools. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Norman Park Centre for the Government of Queensland
  2. ↑ C.C. Singleton, The Belmont Shire Council's Railway, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No.258, April 1959
  3. ↑ "Fisherman Islands line opened – partly" Railway Digest September 1996 page 18
  4. ↑ Dutton Park Junction – Cannon Hill SA Track & Signal
  5. ↑ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Norman Park Platform 1 TransLink
  7. ↑ Norman Park Platform 2 TransLink
  8. ↑ Savran, Silke (12 May 2013). "Is It Art?: Murals, Kids & Trains". Is It Art?. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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