The Summit railway station is located on the Southern 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 services the town of The Summit, a fruit growing district in the

Granite Belt The Granite Belt is an area of the Great Dividing Range in the Darling Downs region of Queensland and the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The Granite Belt is centred on the town of Stanthorpe. The cool, high country of the gra ...

. At above sea level, it is the highest station in the state.

History

The Summit station opened on 3 March 1881, when the Queensland Railway's Southern line was extended from

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

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 ...

. It was served by freight trains conveying apples for Golden Circle until 2007.

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The Summit
When there were Trains gallery Darling Downs Disused railway stations in Queensland Railway stations in Australia opened in 1881 Southern railway line, Queensland