Sandgate railway station, Brisbane
Railway station in Queensland, Australia
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Sandgate is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Shorncliffe line. It opened in 1882 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Sandgate. It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms.
Sandgate | |||||||||||
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Eastbound view from Platform 2 in January 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Chubb Street off Rainbow Street, Sandgate | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°19′20″S 153°04′10″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T4 Shorncliffe | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.4 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 9 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 5 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 236 bays | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600424 (platform 1) 600423 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1882 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Sandgate Central | ||||||||||
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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.[6]
Platforms and services
| Sandgate platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | T4 Shorncliffe | Shorncliffe | |
| 2 | T4 Shorncliffe | Roma Street (to Cleveland line) | |
Bus routes by stop
Transport links
Transport for Brisbane operate seven bus routes to and from Sandgate station:
- 310: Brighton to City[12]
- 311: to Bracken Ridge[13]
- 312: to Brighton[14]
- 313: from Shorncliffe[15]
- 314: Deagon to Shorncliffe[16]
- 326: Fitzgibbon to Toombul[17]
- 335: to City via Chermside[18]
- N310: City to Sandgate[19]
Hornibrook Bus Lines operate two bus routes to and from Sandgate station:
- 690: to Redcliffe[20]
- 691: to Scarborough[21]
