Thorneside railway station

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Thorneside
Thorneside Railway Station, Queensland, Aug 2012.JPG
Westbound view in August 2012
LocationRailway Parade, Thorneside
Coordinates 27°29′10″S153°11′34″E / 27.4861°S 153.1927°E / -27.4861; 153.1927 Coordinates: 27°29′10″S153°11′34″E / 27.4861°S 153.1927°E / -27.4861; 153.1927
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Cleveland
Distance27.76 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking133 bays
Other information
Station code600271 (platform 1)
600272 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 2
Website TransLink
History
Opened1889
Rebuilt1917, 1982
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesWaterloo
Ransome's railway siding
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Lota
towards Bowen Hills
Cleveland Line Birkdale
towards Cleveland

Thorneside railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Thorneside in Redland City.

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History

In 1889, the Cleveland line was extended from Manly to the original Cleveland station. [1] [2]

Thorneside station opened in 1889 as Waterloo. [3] It was closed in 1890 and reopened in 1909 as Ransome's railway siding. [3] In 1912, the station closed again when Ransome's railway siding was relocated over Tingalpa Creek. [3] In 1917, the station reopened under the current name of Thorneside. [3]

On 1 November 1960, the station closed when the line was truncated to Lota. [4] The station reopened on 25 September 1982 and served as an interim terminus as the line was being rebuilt to Cleveland. [5] Adjacent to the station lies a turning angle.

Services

Thorneside is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland. [6]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Cleveland Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe [7]
2 Cleveland Cleveland [8]

Transdev Queensland operate one route from Thorneside station:

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References

  1. ↑ "Cleveland Central station". The Brisbane Courier . QLD. 28 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cleveland and Cleveland Shire". Centre for the Government of Queensland.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Birkdale timeline". Redland City Council. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Legislative Assembly – 6 September 1961" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 6 September 1961. p. 230. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Judith Kerr (25 October 2012). "Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary". Redland City Bulletin. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cleveland Line timetable". TransLink . 2 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Thorneside Platform 1 TransLink
  8. ↑ Thorneside Platform 2 TransLink
  9. ↑ "Route 253 timetable". TransLink .
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