Sandgate railway station, Brisbane explained

Sandgate
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Chubb Street off Rainbow Street, Sandgate
Distance:19.4 kilometres from Central
Line:Shorncliffe
Bus Stands:5
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (2 side)
Tracks:2
Bus Routes:9
Parking:236 bays
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1882
Rebuilt:2014
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:600424 (platform 1)
600423 (platform 2)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 2
Status:Staffed
Former:Sandgate Central
Web:Queensland Rail

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

History

The railway line from Brisbane to Sandgate opened in 1882. The terminal station was located near Curlew Street, behind the Osbourne Hotel, and was named Sandgate.[1] The line was extended to Shorncliffe in 1897 and the new terminal station was named Sandgate while the original terminus was renamed Sandgate Central.[2] In 1911 Sandgate Central station was relocated to its present position, closer to the Post Office.[3] When the former Sandgate station was renamed Shorncliffe in 1938, Sandgate Central was renamed simply Sandgate.[4] [5]

Services

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

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#00467F[6]
2style=background:#00467FRoma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland[7]

Bus routes by stop

StopRoute NumberDestinationLocations/Roads Serving
Stop 1[8] 311Bracken RidgeNashville State School, Brighton, Bracken Ridge High School
312BrightonNashville State School, Bracken Ridge High School
313 (drop-off only)from ShorncliffeShorncliffe Primary School, St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe station
314DeagonWharf St, St Patrick’s College, Deagon station
326 (inbound)ToombulBoondall, Taigum, Zillmere, Geebung, Wavell Heights, Nundah
326 (outbound)FitzgibbonDeagon, Bracken Ridge, Carseldine station
Stop 2[9] 690Clontarf (Duffield Rd)Brighton, Hornibrook Esp, Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe, Scarborough, Kippa-Ring station, Elizabeth Avenue
N310 (drop-off only)from George StreetFortitude Valley, Clayfield, Toombul, Nundah, Virginia, Boondall, Deagon
Stop 3[10] 691ScarboroughBrighton, Clontarf, Redcliffe
Stop 4[11] 335Queen StreetBoondall, Zillmere, Carseldine, Aspley, Chermside, Grange
Rainbow St, stop 33[12] 310 (inbound)Queen StreetDeagon, Boondall, Virginia, Nundah, Toombul, RBWH, Fortitude Valley

Transport links

Transport for Brisbane operate seven bus routes to and from Sandgate station:

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 3 . OPENING OF THE SANDGATE RAILWAY. . . 21 October 2011 . 11 May 1882 .
  2. News: IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. . . LIII . 12,262 . Queensland, Australia . 1 May 1897 . 3 August 2019 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: New Sandgate Railway Station. . . 16,542 . Queensland, Australia . 17 January 1911 . 3 August 2019 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: 3 . SANDGATE STATION RENAMED . . 21 October 2011 . 21 October 1938 .
  5. Book: Hallam, Greg . Brisbane's Biography (Steamtrain Sunday) . QR Limited . 2005 .
  6. Sandgate Platform 1
  7. Sandgate Platform 2
  8. Web site: Sandgate bus station, stop 1, Sandgate Translink . 2023-06-18 . Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads . en.
  9. Web site: Sandgate bus station, stop 2, Sandgate Translink . 2023-06-18 . Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads . en.
  10. Web site: Sandgate bus station, stop 3, Sandgate Translink . 2023-06-18 . Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads . en.
  11. Web site: Sandgate bus station, stop 4, Sandgate Translink . 2023-06-18 . Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads . en.
  12. Web site: Rainbow St at Sandgate station, stop 33, Sandgate Translink . 2023-06-18 . Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads . en.