Glasshouse Mountains railway station
Glasshouse Mountains railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Glass House Mountains in the Sunshine Coast Region.
Glasshouse Mountains | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Reed Street, Glass House Mountains | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°53′57″S 152°57′20″E / 26.8992°S 152.9555°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 70.82 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600483 (platform 1) 600484 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 4 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Coonowrin Glass Mountains Glass House Mountains | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened in 1890 as Coonowrin (after nearby Mount Coonowrin) and was renamed Glass Mountains in February 1891[1] and Glass House Mountains in 1914.[2] The official station name was later changed to Glasshouse Mountains, which differs from the Glass House Mountains after which it was named. Platform 1 has a steel shelter, while platform 2 has a wooden structure.
Services
editGlasshouse Mountains is serviced by Citytrain network services to Brisbane, Nambour and Gympie North.[3] To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays between Caboolture and Nambour as route 649.[4]
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Sunshine Coast | Brisbane Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich Nambour & Gympie North | [5] |
| 2 | Sunshine Coast | Brisbane Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich Nambour & Gympie North | [6] |
Future
editThe North Coast line from Beerburrum to Landsborough is scheduled to be duplicated by 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Current News". The Queenslander. 7 February 1891. p. 282.
- ^ "Naming Stations – Glass House Mountains". The Brisbane Courier. 28 February 1914.
- ^ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Route 649 timetable". Translink.
- ^ Glasshouse Mountains Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Glasshouse Mountains Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ Caboolture to Landsborough Rail Upgrade Study Archived 23 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport & Main Roads
External links
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Media related to Glasshouse Mountains railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Glasshouse Mountains station Queensland Rail
- Glasshouse Mountains station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
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