Glasshouse Mountains railway station
Railway station in Queensland, Australia
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Glasshouse Mountains is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Nambour/Gympie North line. It opened in 1890 and serves the Sunshine Coast town of Glass House Mountains. It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms.
Glasshouse Mountains | |||||||||||
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Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Reed Street, Glass House Mountains | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°53′57″S 152°57′20″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T1 Nambour/Gympie North | ||||||||||
| Distance | 70.82 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part-time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600483 (platform 1) 600484 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 4 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Coonowrin Glass Mountains Glass House Mountains | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
The station opened in 1890 as Coonowrin (after nearby Mount Coonowrin) and was renamed Glass Mountains in February 1891[1] and Glass House Mountains in 1914.[2] The official station name was later changed to Glasshouse Mountains, which differs from the Glass House Mountains after which it was named. Platform 1 has a steel shelter, while platform 2 has a wooden structure.
Services
Glasshouse Mountains is serviced by Citytrain network services to Brisbane, Nambour and Gympie North.[3] To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays between Caboolture and Nambour as route 649.[4]
Services by platform
| Glasshouse Mountains platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
| 1 | T1 Nambour/Gympie North | Nambour or Gympie North | [5] |
| Roma Street (to Ipswich/Rosewood line) | |||
| 2 | T1 Nambour/Gympie North | Nambour or Gympie North | [6] |
| Roma Street (to Ipswich/Rosewood line) | |||
Future
The North Coast line from Beerburrum to Landsborough is scheduled to be duplicated by 2021.[7]
