Gaythorne railway station
Gaythorne | |||||||||||
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 North-west bound view from Platform 2 in August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 30 Station Avenue, Gaythorne | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°25′9″S 152°59′6″E / 27.41917°S 152.98500°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T6 Ferny Grove | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.63 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 130 bays | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | 8 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600379 (platform 1) 600380 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 1/2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Rifle Range | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Gaythorne is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Ferny Grove line. It opened in 1916 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Gaythorne. It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms.
History
The station was built in 1916 and originally named Rifle Range Station. It was built as an extension of the Ferny Grove line from Enoggera to service the new military camps established in the area during World War 1, such as Bells Paddock. After the war, in 1923, a petition was circulated calling for the station's named to be changed to Gaythorne after the closure of the wartime camps.[1][2]
Services
Gaythorne station is served by all stops Ferny Grove line services from Ferny Grove to Roma Street, Boggo Road (formerly Park Road), Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.[3]
Platforms and services
| Gaythorne platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | Ferny Grove | Roma Street (to Beenleigh line) | |
| 2 | Ferny Grove | Ferny Grove | |
References
- ↑ "Queensland Places – Gaythorne". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Railway Station Renamed". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 437. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1923. p. 9. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Gaythorne railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Gaythorne station Queensland Rail
- Gaythorne station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Gaythorne station Translink travel information