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Bethania Railway Station, Brisbane
Bethania railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Bethania in City of Logan. Immediately south of the station, the Beaudesert line branches off. History Bethania station opened in July 1885 as Kara Kara. In September that year, it became a junction station when the Beaudesert railway line opened and was renamed Bethania Junction. It resumed its original name in 1943. Refreshment rooms opened in 1908 and closed in 1964. On 21 April 1992, a third platform opened as part of the duplication of the line. Services Bethania station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills Bowen Hills is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the Bowen Hills had a population of 3,226 people. Geography Bowen Hills is by road from the Brisbane CBD. Mayne is a neighbourhood within the s ... and Ferny Grove. Services by platform References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethania, Queensland
Bethania is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bethania had a population of 5,385 people. Geography Bethania lies south of the Logan River. The lower lying areas near the river occasionally suffer floods. Bethania is situated on the main Beenleigh railway line and the suburb is served by Bethania railway station (). Beaudesert railway line branches from the South Coast railway line just south of the Bethania railway station at () and runs to Beaudesert. It has been out of commission since August 2004. History Bethania was founded by Germans during the 1860s and is home to many different nationalities. By 1866 a small township had developed. It is believed the name is derived from Bethany, the biblical village in Israel. A Lutheran church was built in 1864 made from slabs on what is now the railway line. A cemetery was established beside the church with graves from 1866. In 1872 the present church was built close to the first church (). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
