Lawnton railway station
Railway station in Queensland, Australia
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Lawnton is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Redcliffe Peninsula line. It opened in 1888 and serves the Moreton Bay suburb of Lawnton. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platforms with two faces each and one side platform.
Lawnton | |||||||||||
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Southbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Lawnton | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°16′55″S 152°58′52″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T2 Kippa-Ring | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.89 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 159 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part-time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600461 (platform 1) 600462 (platform 2) 600463 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2/3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
Lawnton station opened in 1888.[1] In 2001, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Bald Hills to just north of the station.[2][3]
As part of the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line project, the third track has been extended north to Petrie including a new bridge over the North Pine River.[4]
Services
Lawnton is served by all Citytrain network services from Kippa-Ring to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central[5]
Services by platform
| Lawnton platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
| 1 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Roma Street & Springfield Central | [6] |
| Ipswich | 1 weekday afternoon service only[6] | ||
| 2 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | Evening peak only[7] |
| 3 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | [8] |
Transport links
Thompsons Bus Service operates one bus route via Lawnton station:
