Norman Park railway station explained

Norman Park
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Waite Street, Norman Park
Coordinates:-27.4817°N 153.0624°W
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Distance:9.07 kilometres from Central
Tracks:3
Structure:Ground
Parking:112 bays
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Assisted
Code:600252 (platform 1)
600253 (platform 2)
Zone:go card 1
Opened:1911
Electrified:Yes
Line:Cleveland
Platform:2 side
Web:[{{Translink stop|norman-park-station}} Translink]

Norman Park railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Norman Park.

History

Norman Park station opened in 1911.[1] Between 1912 and 1926 it was the Junction station for the Belmont Tramway. The steam tram was initially operated by the Belmont Shire Council and after 1925 by the Brisbane City Council until its closure in 1926.[2]

On 15 July 1996, the Fisherman Islands line to the Port of Brisbane opened to the north of the station.[3] [4]

Services

Norman Park is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#00467fClevelandCannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland[5]
2style=background:#00467fClevelandBowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe[6]

Murals

The walls of the station were decorated with artwork featuring flora, fauna and scenery from the area circa 2009. It was painted by a team of professional artists with input from students from local schools.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/norman-park Norman Park
  2. C.C. Singleton, The Belmont Shire Council's Railway, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No.258, April 1959
  3. "Fisherman Islands line opened – partly" Railway Digest September 1996 page 18
  4. http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/Brisbane/QR357.pdf Dutton Park Junction – Cannon Hill
  5. Norman Park Platform 1
  6. Norman Park Platform 2
  7. Web site: Is It Art?: Murals, Kids & Trains. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821094948/http://silkesartschool.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/murals-kids-trains.html. dead. 2016-08-21. Savran. Silke. 2013-05-12. Is It Art?. 2016-06-27.