Sandgate railway station, Brisbane

Sandgate

Eastbound view from Platform 2 in January 2014
Location Rainbow Street, Sandgate
Coordinates 27°19′20″S 153°04′10″E / 27.3222°S 153.0694°E / -27.3222; 153.0694Coordinates: 27°19′20″S 153°04′10″E / 27.3222°S 153.0694°E / -27.3222; 153.0694
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Shorncliffe
Distance 19.4 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (2 side)
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 236 bays
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code 600424 (platform 1)
600423 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 4
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened 1882
Electrified Yes
Previous names Sandgate Central
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Roma Street
Shorncliffe Line
Terminus

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

History

The station opened in 1882 as Sandgate Central.[1][2] When the former Sandgate station was renamed Shorncliffe, Sandgate Central was renamed simply Sandgate.[3]

Services

Sandgate station is served by all stops Shorncliffe line services from Shorncliffe to Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland[4]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Shorncliffe Shorncliffe [5]
2 Shorncliffe Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland [6]

Transport links

Brisbane Transport operate two routes via Sandgate station:

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

References

  1. "OPENING OF THE SANDGATE RAILWAY.". The Brisbane Courier. 11 May 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. "SANDGATE STATION RENAMED". The Courier-Mail. 21 October 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. Hallam, Greg (2005). Brisbane's Biography (Steamtrain Sunday). QR Limited.
  4. Shorncliffe line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  5. Sandgate Platform 1 TransLink
  6. Sandgate Platform 2 TransLink
  7. Route 326 timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  8. Route 335 timetable TransLink 14 October 2013
  9. Route 690 timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  10. Route 695 timetable TransLink 20 January 2014

External links

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