Stanthorpe railway station explained

Stanthorpe
Style:Queensland Rail
Address:Davaldi Street, Stanthorpe
Coordinates:-28.6579°N 151.9377°W
Distance:206order=flip1order=flip from Brisbane
Elevation:2343feet
Line:Southern
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:3 May 1881
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Traveltrain

Stanthorpe railway station is located on the Southern line in Queensland, Australia, serving the town of Stanthorpe.

History

Stanthorpe station opened on 3 March 1881, when the Queensland Railway's Southern line was extended from Warwick.[1] [2] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Wallangarra on 14 February 1887.[3] [4]

In April 1927, the station was visited by the Duke and Duchess of York.[5]

Services

Until 1972, Stanthorpe was served by passenger trains operating between Brisbane and Wallangarra.[6] The station remains in place and is used as a calling point by Downs Explorer (formerly the Southern Downs Steam Railway) heritage services.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Opening of the Stanthorpe Railway. . . XXXV . 7,274 . Queensland, Australia . 5 May 1881 . 3 . National Library of Australia . 30 April 2017 . 23 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201223232522/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/918429 . live .
  2. http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/aboutus/history/pages/1880s.aspx 1880s
  3. News: QUEENSLAND. . . LII . 12,560 . South Australia . 15 February 1887 . 13 May 2017 . 5 . National Library of Australia . 23 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201223232538/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46087181 . live .
  4. News: LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. . . XXI . 1343 . Queensland, Australia . 16 February 1887 . 13 May 2017 . 2 . National Library of Australia . 23 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201223232517/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82084930 . live .
  5. News: Progress of Royal Train . . Brisbane, Qld. . 6 April 1927 . 10 June 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia . 23 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201223232523/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182452115 . live .
  6. Web site: The Sydney Mail. Southern Downs Steam Railway. 24 December 2020. 13 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413151606/http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/historical_info/sydney_mail.php. live.
  7. Web site: All Tours. Downs Explorer. 24 December 2020. 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124152406/https://downsexplorer.org.au/all-tours/. live.

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