Lawnton railway station

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Lawnton
File:Lawnton Railway Station, Queensland, Aug 2012.JPG
Sourthbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012
Location Station Road, Lawnton
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Elevation 14 metres
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) North Coast
Distance 25.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms 3 (1 side, 1 island)
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 159
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed part time
Station code 600461 (platform 1)
600462 (platform 2)
600463 (platform 3)
Fare zone go card 5/6
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened 1888
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Roma Street
Caboolture Line
toward Caboolture

Lawnton railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Lawnton in the Moreton Bay Region.

History

Lawnton station opened in 1888.[1] In 2001, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Bald Hills to just north of the station.[2][3]

As part of the Moreton Bay Rail Link project, the third track is being extended north to Petrie including a new bridge over the North Pine River.[4]

Services

Lawnton is served by all stops City network services from Caboolture to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.[5]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Caboolture Central, Ipswich & Rosewood [6]
Springfield Central Peak hours only[6]
2 Caboolture Petrie Evening peak only[7]
3 Caboolture Petrie & Caboolture [8]

Transport links

Thompsons Bus Service operates one route via Lawnton station:

References

  1. Lawnton Centre for Government of Queensland
  2. "Queensland Update" Railway Digest January 2000 page 13
  3. "Northgate - Bald Hills Third Track Opens" Railway Digest October 2000 page 11
  4. Lawnton to Petrie upgrade project Department of Transport & Main Roads
  5. Caboolture line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  6. 6.0 6.1 Lawnton Platform 1 TransLink
  7. Lawnton Platform 2 TransLink
  8. Lawnton Platform 3 TransLink
  9. Route 669 timetable TranLink 20 January 2014

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Lawnton station Queensland Rail
  • Lawnton station Queensland's Railways on the Internet