Stanthorpe | |
|---|---|
 Station in June 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Davaldi Street, Stanthorpe |
| Coordinates | 28°39′28″S151°56′16″E / 28.65789°S 151.93766°E |
| Elevation | 714.1 metres (2,343 ft) |
| Owned by | Queensland Rail |
| Operated by | Traveltrain |
| Line(s) | Southern |
| Distance | 331.5 km (206 mi) from Brisbane |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 May 1881 |
Stanthorpe railway station is located on the Southern line in Queensland, Australia, serving the town of Stanthorpe.
Stanthorpe station opened on 3 March 1881, when the Queensland Railway's Southern line was extended from Warwick. [1] [2] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Wallangarra on 14 February 1887. [3] [4]
In April 1927, the station was visited by the Duke and Duchess of York. [5]
Until 1972, Stanthorpe was served by passenger trains operating between Brisbane and Wallangarra. [6] The station remains in place and is used as a calling point by Downs Explorer (formerly the Southern Downs Steam Railway) heritage services. [7]
Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Stanthorpe had a population of 5,406 people.
Wallangarra is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia on the border with New South Wales. In the 2016 census, the locality of Wallangarra had a population of 468 people.
Warwick is a town and locality in southeast Queensland, Australia, lying 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Region local government area. The surrounding Darling Downs have fostered a strong agricultural industry for which Warwick, together with the larger city of Toowoomba, serve as convenient service centres. The town had an urban population of 15,380 as at June 2018, having declined slightly at an average annual rate of -0.15% year-on-year over the preceding five years.
The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe.
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Quart Pot Creek Rail Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge at Quart Pot Creek, Stanthorpe, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1886. It is also known as the Red Bridge. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Cherry Gully Tunnel is a heritage-listed railway tunnel on the Warwick - Stanthorpe Line, Silverwood, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1878 to 1880 by J & A Overend & Co. It is also known as Gorge Tunnel and Big Tunnel. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000.
Warwick railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Southern railway line in Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1881 to 1910s. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 24 September 1999.
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