Sandgate | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Chubb Street off Rainbow Street, Sandgate | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°19′20″S 153°04′10″E / 27.3222°S 153.0694°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Shorncliffe | ||||||||||
Distance | 19.4 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus routes | 9 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 5 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 236 bays | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | 600424 (platform 1) 600423 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
Fare zone | go card 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1882 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2014 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Sandgate Central | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Sandgate railway station is located on the Shorncliffe line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Sandgate.
The railway line from Brisbane to Sandgate opened in 1882. The terminal station was located near Curlew Street, behind the Osbourne Hotel, and was named Sandgate.[1] The line was extended to Shorncliffe in 1897 and the new terminal station was named Sandgate while the original terminus was renamed Sandgate Central.[2] In 1911 Sandgate Central station was relocated to its present position, closer to the Post Office.[3] When the former Sandgate station was renamed Shorncliffe in 1938, Sandgate Central was renamed simply Sandgate.[4][5]
Sandgate station is served by all stops Shorncliffe line services from Shorncliffe to Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[6]
Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Shorncliffe | Shorncliffe | [7] |
2 | Shorncliffe | Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | [8] |
Transport for Brisbane operate seven bus routes to and from Sandgate station:
Hornibrook Bus Lines operate two bus routes to and from Sandgate station: