Lota railway station is located on the
Cleveland line in
Queensland
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, Australia. It serves the
Brisbane
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suburb of
Lota.
History
In 1889, the
Cleveland line was extended from
Manly to the
original Cleveland station.
On 1 November 1960, Lota became the terminus of the line when it was curtailed. The line from Lota to Cleveland was rebuilt, and reopened on a new alignment to
Thorneside on 25 September 1982 and
Cleveland
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on 24 October 1987.
["New Lota Loop and Station" ''Railway Digest'' July 1995 page 17]
In 1995, the timber building was replaced by a brick structure and a crossing loop added.
[ In 2006 the wooden rail bridge leading to the station from the north was replaced with a concrete bridge.
]
Services
Lota is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills
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Geography
Bowen Hills is by road from the Brisbane centr ...
to Cleveland
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.
Services by platform
References
External links
*
Lota station
Queensland's Railways on the Internet
* Lota stationTranslink travel information
{{Queensland Rail railway stations, Cleveland=y, state=collapsed
Lota, Queensland
Railway stations in Brisbane
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889