Wellington Point railway station explained

Wellington Point
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Station Street, Wellington Point
Coordinates:-27.4944°N 153.242°W
Distance:32.88 kilometres from Central
Line:Cleveland
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Parking:191 bays
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1889
Rebuilt:1986
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Assisted
Code:600275 (platform 1)
600274 (platform 2)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 2/3
Web:[{{Translink stop|wellington-point-station}} Translink]

Wellington Point railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Wellington Point in the City of Redland.

History

In 1889, the Cleveland line was extended from Manly to the original Cleveland station.[1] [2]

Wellington Point station opened in 1889 at the same time as the line.[3] On 1 November 1960, the station closed when the line was truncated to Lota.[4] The station reopened on 26 July 1986, and served as an interim terminus as the line was being rebuilt to Cleveland.[5]

Services

Wellington Point is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#00467fClevelandCleveland[6]
2style=background:#00467fClevelandBowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 3 . Cleveland Central station. . . QLD . 28 February 2015 . 28 November 1925 .
  2. Web site: Cleveland and Cleveland Shire. Centre for the Government of Queensland.
  3. Web site: Wellington Point timeline. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302071152/http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/AboutRedlands/History/OurSuburbs/Pages/Wellington-Point-timeline.aspx. dead. 2011-03-02. Redland City Council.
  4. Web site: Legislative Assembly – 6 September 1961. 6 September 1961 . qld.gov.au . . 230 . 28 February 2015.
  5. News: Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary . Judith Kerr . 28 February 2015 . 25 October 2012 . Redland City Bulletin .
  6. Wellington Point Platform 1
  7. Wellington Point Platform 2