Glasshouse Mountains railway station is located on the North Coast line in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. It serves the town of

Glass House Mountains The Glass House Mountains are a cluster of thirteen hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The highest hill is Mount Beerwah at 556 metres above sea level, but the most identifiable of al ...

in the

Sunshine Coast Region The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It cont ...

History

The station opened in 1890 as Coonowrin (after nearby

Mount Coonowrin Coonowrin is one of the Glass House Mountains, located in Queensland, Australia, located 19 km north of Caboolture or about one hour's drive north of Brisbane. It is easily distinguished because of its rocky formation at the top. It is als ...

) and was renamed Glass Mountains in February 1891 and Glass House Mountains in 1914. The official station name was later changed to Glasshouse Mountains, which differs from the

after which it was named. Platform 1 has a steel shelter, while platform 2 has a wooden structure.

Services

Glasshouse Mountains is serviced by

City network City networks can either refer to a membership organization city leaders join to connect their city to other municipalities, or to a geographical concept used to describe inter-connectivity of cities on different levels (trade, railways, culture e ...

services to

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...

and Gympie North. To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by

Kangaroo Bus Lines Kangaroo Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in the Moreton Bay Region of Brisbane. It operates eight services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner. History In 1978 Daryl Webster purchased Kanga ...

on weekdays between

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

and Nambour as route 649.

Services by platform

Future

The North Coast line from

Beerburrum Beerburrum is a small town and coastal locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beerburrum had a population of 763 people. Geography The locality is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Bruce Highway passes f ...

to Landsborough is scheduled to be duplicated by 2021.Caboolture to Landsborough Rail Upgrade Study
Department of Transport & Main Roads

References

External links

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