Sandgate railway station, Brisbane

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Sandgate railway station, Queensland 2014.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 2 in January 2014
General information
LocationChubb Street off Rainbow Street, Sandgate
Coordinates 27°19′20″S153°04′10″E / 27.3222°S 153.0694°E / -27.3222; 153.0694
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Queensland Rail
Line(s) Shorncliffe
Distance19.4 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Bus routes9
Bus stands5
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking236 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600424 (platform 1)
600423 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 2
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened1882
Rebuilt2014
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSandgate Central
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Deagon
towards Roma Street
Shorncliffe Line Shorncliffe
Terminus

Sandgate railway station is located on the Shorncliffe line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Sandgate.

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History

The railway line from Brisbane to Sandgate opened in 1882. The terminal station was located near Curlew Street, behind the Osbourne Hotel, and was named Sandgate. [1] The line was extended to Shorncliffe in 1897 and the new terminal station was named Sandgate while the original terminus was renamed Sandgate Central. [2] In 1911 Sandgate Central station was relocated to its present position, closer to the Post Office. [3] When the former Sandgate station was renamed Shorncliffe in 1938, Sandgate Central was renamed simply Sandgate. [4] [5]

Services

Sandgate station is served by all stops Shorncliffe line services from Shorncliffe to Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland. [6]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Shorncliffe Shorncliffe [7]
2 Shorncliffe Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland [8]

Bus routes by stop

StopRoute NumberDestinationLocations/Roads Serving
Stop 1 [9] 311 Bracken Ridge Nashville State School, Brighton, Bracken Ridge High School
312 Brighton Nashville State School, Bracken Ridge High School
313 (drop-off only)from Shorncliffe Shorncliffe Primary School, St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe station
314 Deagon Wharf St, St Patrick’s College, Deagon station
326 (inbound) Toombul Boondall, Taigum, Zillmere, Geebung, Wavell Heights, Nundah
326 (outbound) Fitzgibbon Deagon, Bracken Ridge, Carseldine station
Stop 2 [10] 690 Clontarf (Duffield Rd) Brighton, Hornibrook Esp, Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe, Scarborough, Kippa-Ring station, Elizabeth Avenue
N310 (drop-off only)from George Street Fortitude Valley, Clayfield, Toombul, Nundah, Virginia, Boondall, Deagon
Stop 3 [11] 691 Scarborough Brighton, Clontarf, Redcliffe
Stop 4 [12] 335 Queen Street Boondall, Zillmere, Carseldine, Aspley, Chermside, Grange
Rainbow St, stop 33 [13] 310 (inbound) Queen Street Deagon, Boondall, Virginia, Nundah, Toombul, RBWH, Fortitude Valley

Transport for Brisbane operate seven routes to and from Sandgate station:

Hornibrook Bus Lines operate two routes to and from Sandgate station:

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References

  1. ↑ "OPENING OF THE SANDGATE RAILWAY". The Brisbane Courier . 11 May 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "IMPORTS AND EXPORTS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LIII, no. 12, 262. Queensland, Australia. 1 May 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "New Sandgate Railway Station". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 542. Queensland, Australia. 17 January 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "SANDGATE STATION RENAMED". The Courier-Mail . 21 October 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Hallam, Greg (2005). Brisbane's Biography (Steamtrain Sunday). QR Limited.
  6. ↑ "Shorncliffe Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Sandgate Platform 1 TransLink
  8. ↑ Sandgate Platform 2 TransLink
  9. ↑ "Sandgate bus station, stop 1, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sandgate bus station, stop 2, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sandgate bus station, stop 3, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sandgate bus station, stop 4, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rainbow St at Sandgate station, stop 33, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Route 310 timetable". Translink .
  15. ↑ "Route 311 timetable". Translink .
  16. ↑ "Route 312 timetable". Translink .
  17. ↑ "Route 313 timetable". Translink .
  18. ↑ "Route 314 timetable". Translink .
  19. ↑ "Route 326 timetable". Translink .
  20. ↑ "Route 335 timetable". Translink .
  21. ↑ "Route N310 timetable". Translink .
  22. ↑ "Route 690 timetable". Translink .
  23. ↑ "Route 691 timetable". Translink .
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