The Shorncliffe railway line is an
suburb
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an
railway line
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situated north of
Brisbane
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, the state capital of
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, subdivision_name = Australia
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, established_ ...
,
Australia
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. It is part of the
Queensland Rail City network
The Queensland Rail Citytrain network, provides urban, suburban and interurban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia.
History
The first railway in Queensland did not run to Brisbane, but ran from Ipswich to ...
.
History
The Sandgate Railway, opened in 1882, was the first truly suburban railway in Brisbane, built to provide convenient access to the seaside for the city's residents. The terminus was originally named Sandgate and was renamed
Shorncliffe in 1938. The current
Sandgate station Sandgate may refer to:
;In Australia
*Sandgate, Randwick, a heritage-listed house in Randwick, New South Wales
*Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia
*Sandgate, Queensland, Australia
**Electoral district of Sandgate, Queensland, Australia
**Sandgate ...
was originally named Sandgate Central. The line allowed Brisbane residents to travel to
Moreton Bay
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's shoreline at
Shorncliffe.
Duplication was completed by December 1901.
Trains to Sandgate originally travelled via what is now the
Exhibition line prior to the opening of the tunnel between
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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and
Brunswick Street in 1890.
[Kerr, J. 'Brunswick St, Bowen Hills & Beyond' ARHS 1988]
The Shorncliffe line is going to be used as a pilot test for the implementation of ETCS, (European Train Control System), prior to its introduction with Cross River Rail.
Line guide and services
Most services to and/from Shorncliffe continue onto the
Cleveland
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line. The typical travel time between Shorncliffe and Brisbane City is approximately 33 minutes (to
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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).
Passengers for/from the
Caboolture
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and
Nambour and Gympie North lines change at Northgate,
Airport
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and
Doomben lines at Eagle Junction,
Ferny Grove line at Bowen Hills, and all other lines at Central.
References
External links
Queensland Rail*
{{Public transport in Queensland
Brisbane railway lines
Public transport in Brisbane
Railway lines opened in 1882
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Australia