Wynnum Central railway station
Wynnum Central | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view of Platform 1, August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ronald Street, Wynnum | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°26′43″S 153°10′13″E / 27.4454°S 153.1703°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T4 Cleveland | ||||||||||
| Distance | 22.44 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 117 bays | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted (rail crossing) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600628 (platform 1) 600629 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Translink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1898 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Wynnum South | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Wynnum Central is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Cleveland line. It opened in 1889 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Wynnum. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces.
History
Wynnum Central was originally just a stopping place at the level crossing called Craig's Crossing beginning in April 1898.[1] Later that year was a station was opened named Wynnum South.[2][3][4]
It was renamed Wynnum Central in 1932 after a proposal by the Wynnum-Manly-Lota Chamber of Commerce in 1931.[5][6]
Services
Wynnum Central is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Manly & Cleveland.[7]
Platforms and services
| Wynnum Central platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | T4 Cleveland | Cleveland | |
| 2 | T4 Cleveland | Roma Street (to Shorncliffe line) | |
References
- ↑ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIV, no. 12, 556. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "WYNNUM NOTES". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LV, no. 12, 682. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 1898. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Telegraph (Brisbane). No. 8, 058. Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1898. p. 1. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "BALL LINGO". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LV, no. 12, 693. Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1898. p. 5. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Station Name Changed". The Brisbane Courier. No. 23, 168. Queensland, Australia. 2 May 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Wynnum Chamber of Commerce". The Brisbane Courier. 17 December 1933. p. 9.
- ↑ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Wynnum Central railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wynnum Central station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Wynnum Central station Translink travel information