Thorneside railway station, Brisbane
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Thorneside Station is a railway station on the Cleveland Line
of Brisbane
, Australia
. It is part of the Queensland Rail
City network.
It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink
integrated public transport system.
The Wellington Point Progress Association formed in 1896 to agitate for an improved train service to the area.
The station reopened in 1909, this time as Ransome’s railway siding, for transporting timber and firewood.
In 1912 the station was moved north over Tingalpa Creek, and remained in use until 1931.
This left the area without a railway siding until 1917, when the abandoned siding reopened under the new name of
Thorne's siding after William Thorne, who had owned the land when it was originally subdivided in 1913.
The siding's name was quickly shortened to Thorneside and remained in use until November 1960 when the whole line was
closed due to lack of patronage.
On 1982-09-25 the first section of the new rail service, between Lota and Thorneside, was officially opened.
A return ticket to Central cost $1.10 and a weekly ticket cost $7.10, and
the line was electrified by October the following year.
On 1986-07-26 the Thorneside-Wellington Point rail link was opened and
tickets to Central cost $1.80 and a weekly ticket cost $12.
http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/Corp/Residents+Info/History/About+our+suburbs/Birkdale/Birkdale+timeline.htm
There is also a turning angle located next to the station.
Cleveland railway line, Brisbane
The Cleveland railway line is a suburban railway line extending 24.2 km east-southeast from Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.-History:...
of Brisbane
Brisbane
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, Australia
Australia
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. It is part of the Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...
City network.
It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink
TransLink (South East Queensland)
The TransLink Transit Authority is the authority introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 as a section of Queensland Transport to coordinate and integrate rail, bus and ferry services. TransLink works with Airtrain, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane Ferries, QR Citytrain and 17 other...
integrated public transport system.
Services by platform
History
The Thorneside railway station was originally named Waterloo when the Woolloongabba-Cleveland line opened on 1889-10-01, increasing urban development along the line's length. However, the very next year, Waterloo was closed.The Wellington Point Progress Association formed in 1896 to agitate for an improved train service to the area.
The station reopened in 1909, this time as Ransome’s railway siding, for transporting timber and firewood.
In 1912 the station was moved north over Tingalpa Creek, and remained in use until 1931.
This left the area without a railway siding until 1917, when the abandoned siding reopened under the new name of
Thorne's siding after William Thorne, who had owned the land when it was originally subdivided in 1913.
The siding's name was quickly shortened to Thorneside and remained in use until November 1960 when the whole line was
closed due to lack of patronage.
On 1982-09-25 the first section of the new rail service, between Lota and Thorneside, was officially opened.
A return ticket to Central cost $1.10 and a weekly ticket cost $7.10, and
the line was electrified by October the following year.
On 1986-07-26 the Thorneside-Wellington Point rail link was opened and
tickets to Central cost $1.80 and a weekly ticket cost $12.
http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/Corp/Residents+Info/History/About+our+suburbs/Birkdale/Birkdale+timeline.htm
There is also a turning angle located next to the station.