Stanthorpe | |||||
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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 | ||||
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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] [7] The station remains in place and is used as a calling point by Downs Explorer (formerly the Southern Downs Steam Railway) heritage services. [8]