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Stanthorpe railway station is located on the Southern line in
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, Australia, serving the town of
Stanthorpe Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Stanthorpe had a population of 5,406 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stanthorpe lies on the New ...
.


History

Stanthorpe station opened on 3 March 1881, when the Queensland Railway's Southern line was extended from
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. It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to
Wallangarra Wallangarra is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia on the border with New South Wales. In the , the locality of Wallangarra had a population of 468 people. It is the third-most southerly town in Queens ...
on 14 February 1887. In April 1927, the station was visited by the Duke and Duchess of York.


Services

Until 1972, Stanthorpe was served by passenger trains operating between
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and Wallangarra. The station remains in place and is used as a calling point by
Downs Explorer Downs Explorer (originally known as Southern Downs Steam Railway) was founded in 1996, initially to restore the former Queensland Railways locomotive depot in Warwick.Stanthorpe Station
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