Lawnton railway station

Lawnton

Sourthbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012
Location Station Road, Lawnton
Coordinates 27°09′56″S 152°35′07″E / 27.1655°S 152.5852°E / -27.1655; 152.5852Coordinates: 27°09′56″S 152°35′07″E / 27.1655°S 152.5852°E / -27.1655; 152.5852
Elevation 14 metres
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) North Coast
Distance 25.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms 3 (1 side, 1 island)
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 159
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed part time
Station code 600461 (platform 1)
600462 (platform 2)
600463 (platform 3)
Fare zone go card 5/6
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened 1888
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Roma Street
Redcliffe Peninsula Line
toward Kippa-Ring

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

History

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 is being extended north to Petrie including a new bridge over the North Pine River.[4]

Services

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

Services by platform

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]

Thompsons Bus Service operates one route via Lawnton station:

References

  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 Department of Transport & Main Roads
  5. "Redcliffe Peninsula line timetable" (pdf). TransLink. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Lawnton Platform 1". TransLink.
  7. "Lawnton Platform 2". TransLink.
  8. "Lawnton Platform 3". TransLink.
  9. Route 669 timetable TranLink 20 January 2014
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