Lawnton 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 suburb of Lawnton in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

History

Lawnton station opened in 1888. In 2001, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Bald Hills to just north of the station. As part of the

Redcliffe Peninsula railway line The Redcliffe Peninsula line is a 12 km stretch of heavy gauge dual-track railway between Petrie and Kippa-Ring on the Redcliffe peninsula. The new line is part of Queensland Rail's City suburban network, branching from the North Coas ...

project, the third track has been extended north to

Petrie Petrie is a surname of Scottish origin which may refer to: People * Alexander Petrie (died 1662), Scottish minister * Alistair Petrie (born 1970), English actor * Andrew Petrie (1798–1872), Scottish-born builder, architect and first free settle ...

including a new bridge over the

North Pine River The North Pine River is a minor river located in South East Queensland, Australia. Location and features The North Pine River rises in the D'Aguilar Range in the Mount Mee State Forest, approximately northwest of Brisbane, and flows generally ...

Services

Lawnton is served by all

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services from

Kippa-Ring Kippa-Ring is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kippa-Ring had a population of 9,790 people. Geography Kippa-Ring is located in the centre of the Redcliffe Peninsula, by road west of Redcliffe and by road ...

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, many continuing to Springfield Central

Services by platform

Transport links

Thompsons Bus Service Thompsons Bus Service is an Australian operator of bus services in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. It operates eight services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner. History On 1 September 1979 Geoff Thompson p ...

operates one route via Lawnton station: *669:

Westfield Strathpine Strathpine Centre is an urban shopping centre located in Strathpine, a suburb in Moreton Bay, north of Brisbane. The centre was built and opened in 1983 by The Westfield Group. It is anchored by Big W and Target discount department stores and ...

to Warner Village

References

External links

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Queensland's Railways on the Internet {{Queensland Rail railway stations, Redcliffe Peninsula=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888 Shire of Pine Rivers Railway stations in Moreton Bay Region North Coast railway line, Queensland