Lota railway station
Lota | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view of Platform 2, August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Terrace, Lota | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°28′12″S 153°11′19″E / 27.4701°S 153.1885°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line |  Cleveland | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.87 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 20 bays | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600269 (platform 1) 600270 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Translink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1889 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Lota is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Cleveland line. It opened in 1889 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Lota. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces.
History
In 1889, the Cleveland line was extended from Manly to the original Cleveland station.[1][2]
On 1 November 1960, Lota became the terminus of the line when it was curtailed.[3] The line from Lota to Cleveland was rebuilt, and reopened on a new alignment to Thorneside on 25 September 1982 and Cleveland on 24 October 1987.[4][5][6]
In 1995, the timber building was replaced by a brick structure and a crossing loop added.[5] In 2006 the wooden rail bridge leading to the station from the north was replaced with a concrete bridge.[7]
Services
Lota is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.[8]
Platforms and services
| Lota platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes | |
| 1 | Cleveland |
Cleveland | Peak hours only | |
| 2 | Cleveland |
Cleveland, Roma Street (to Shorncliffe line) | ||
References
- ↑ "Cleveland Central station". The Brisbane Courier. 28 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cleveland and Cleveland Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland.
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly - 6 September 1961" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 6 September 1961. p. 230. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Queensland" Railway Digest February 1985 page 55
- 1 2 "New Lota Loop and Station" Railway Digest July 1995 page 17
- ↑ Judith Kerr (25 October 2012). "Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary". Redland City Bulletin. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "New rail bridge". Wynnum Herald. 22 November 2006. p. 3.
- ↑ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Lota railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Lota station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Lota station Translink travel information