Cleveland railway station

Cleveland
Station building and entrance, October 2012
General information
LocationShore Street, Cleveland
Coordinates27°31′27″S 153°15′58″E / 27.5242°S 153.2662°E / -27.5242; 153.2662
OwnerQueensland Rail
OperatorQueensland Rail
LineT4 Cleveland
Distance37.29 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Parking238 bays
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code600277 (platform 1)
600278 (platform 2)
Fare zoneZone 3
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1914
Rebuilt1987
Former namesRaby Bay
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Ormiston
towards Shorncliffe
 Terminus
Location

Cleveland is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Cleveland line. It opened in 1914 and serves the Redlands suburb of Cleveland. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces.

History

Cleveland Central

The original Cleveland railway station in 1890

In 1889, the Cleveland line was extended from Manly to the original Cleveland station (27°31′29″S 153°16′41″E / 27.5248°S 153.278025°E / -27.5248; 153.278025).[1][2] When the line was extended towards Cleveland point in 1897, the new terminus was named Cleveland and the former terminus was named West Cleveland. It was then renamed Cleveland Central in 1914.[3]

Almost all the farm produce from the Redlands was loaded onto rollingstock at Cleveland Central station. On the days which other produce were loaded, such as tomatoes, three separate trains were required. The farmers brought their produce to the loading site in fruit wagons drawn by two horses and spring carts with one horse. More successful farmers transported produce using a Model T Ford one ton truck.[4]

The station closed in 1960 with the closure of the railway beyond Lota. The site of the station is now part of Linear Park on the eastern side of Ross Creek.

Following the closure of the station, the station master's house was moved to Middle Street in front of the Cleveland RSL. On 12 July 2017, the building was moved to a new location on Shore Street North to make way for a redevelopment of the Cleveland RSL.[5]

Second Cleveland station

In 1897, the line was extended to the second Cleveland station (27°31′14″S 153°17′11″E / 27.520615°S 153.2865°E / -27.520615; 153.2865).[6] The station closed in 1960 with the closure of the railway beyond Lota. The site of the station is now part of Linear Park.

Current station

The current Cleveland station opened as the Raby Bay railway station in 1914.[7] On 1 November 1960, the station closed when the line was truncated to Lota.[8] When the station reopened on 24 October 1987, the former Raby Bay station became the third to carry the name Cleveland.[9]

Incidents

On 31 January 2013, a passenger train, IMU173, overshot the railway line and collided with the station, severely damaging a toilet block and the railway station and injuring 14 people.[10][11][12] The train was removed from the station in the early hours of the following morning.[13]

Services

Cleveland is the terminus for Cleveland line services to and from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills.[14]

Platforms and services

Cleveland platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Notes
1 T4 Cleveland Roma Street (to Shorncliffe line)
2 T4 Cleveland Roma Street (to Shorncliffe line)

Transdev Queensland operate seven bus routes via Cleveland station:

References

  1. ↑ "Cleveland Central station". The Brisbane Courier. QLD. 28 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cleveland and Cleveland Shire". Centre for the Government of Queensland.
  3. ↑ "The end of the line". Bayside Bulletin. 7 December 2010.
  4. ↑ N, Dean. Old Cleveland Town. Redland Shire Library Local History Collection.
  5. ↑ "Station Master's Cottage to move to historic precinct". Redland City Council. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "The end of the line". Bayside Bulletin. 7 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Cleveland Settlement to 2000". Redland City Council. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Legislative Assembly - 6 September 1961" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 6 September 1961. p. 230. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Judith Kerr (25 October 2012). "Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary". Redland City Bulletin. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Train crashes into station on Brisbane's bayside". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  11. ↑ Amy Remeikis (1 February 2013). "QR left scratching its head over train crash". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Passenger train derails on Cleveland line during morning commute". The Australian. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  13. ↑ Amy Remeikis (1 February 2013). "Leaves may be behind train crash: driver". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Route 250 timetable". Translink.
  16. ↑ "Route 252 timetable". Translink.
  17. ↑ "Route 255 timetable". Translink.
  18. ↑ "Route 258 timetable". Translink.
  19. ↑ "Route 272 timetable". Translink.
  20. ↑ "Route 274 timetable". Translink.
  21. ↑ "Route 275 timetable". Translink.
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