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Lawnton railway station

Coordinates: 27°16′55″S 152°58′52″E / 27.28194°S 152.98111°E / -27.28194; 152.98111
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Lawnton
Southbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012
General information
LocationStation Road, Lawnton
Coordinates27°16′55″S 152°58′52″E / 27.28194°S 152.98111°E / -27.28194; 152.98111
Elevation14 metres
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)North Coast
Distance25.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking159
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station code600461 (platform 1)
600462 (platform 2)
600463 (platform 3)
Fare zonego card 2/3
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1888; 136 years ago (1888)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Bray Park
towards Roma Street
Redcliffe Peninsula Line Petrie
towards Kippa-Ring

Lawnton railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Lawnton in the City of Moreton Bay.

History

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Lawnton station opened in 1888.[1] In 2001, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Bald Hills to just north of the station.[2][3]

As part of the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line project, the third track has been extended north to Petrie including a new bridge over the North Pine River.[4]

Services

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Lawnton is served by all Citytrain network services from Kippa-Ring to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central[5]

Services by platform

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Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Redcliffe Peninsula Roma Street & Springfield Central [6]
Ipswich 1 weekday afternoon service only[6]
2 Redcliffe Peninsula Kippa-Ring Evening peak only[7]
3 Redcliffe Peninsula Kippa-Ring [8]
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Thompsons Bus Service operates one bus route via Lawnton station:

References

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  1. ^ Lawnton Centre for Government of Queensland
  2. ^ "Queensland Update" Railway Digest January 2000 page 13
  3. ^ "Northgate – Bald Hills Third Track Opens" Railway Digest October 2000 page 11
  4. ^ Lawnton to Petrie upgrade project Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport & Main Roads
  5. ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Lawnton Platform 1". TransLink.
  7. ^ "Lawnton Platform 2". TransLink.
  8. ^ "Lawnton Platform 3". TransLink.
  9. ^ "Route 669 timetable". Translink.
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