Shorncliffe railway station, Brisbane

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Shorncliffe 4

Location Street address Railway Parade Suburb Shorncliffe Brisway map Link Distance from Central 20.69 km (12.86 mi) TransLink zone 4 Access by Level entrance Features and facilities Number of platforms 1 Station layout 1 side platform Ticket vending machine Yes Disability access Yes Citytrain profile Link Connecting services Train transfer No Bus transfer Yes Next stations Inbound Outbound Shorncliffe Line Sandgate terminus

Shorncliffe railway station is a railway station on the Shorncliffe line in Shorncliffe, a northern suburb of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network, as the terminus for the Shorncliffe line. The station is in Zone 4 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.

Contents 1 History 2 Services by platform 3 TransLink bus routes servicing Shorncliffe 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

For more details on this topic, see Rail transport in Queensland.

The Shorncliffe railway line opened in 1882 to Sandgate, before being renamed as Shorncliffe upon the opening of a new station now called Sandgate. The line allowed Brisbane residents to travel to the water of Moreton Bay's Shorncliffe shoreline.^[1]

[edit] Services by platform

Platform 1

• Shorncliffe Line – terminating services
• Ipswich Line – all stations and peak hour express services to the City and Corinda/Ipswich (weekdays)
• South Bank – all stations to the City and South Bank (weekends/public holidays)

[edit] TransLink bus routes servicing Shorncliffe

313	Between Sandgate and Shorncliffe via Eagle Terrace Local service operating Monday to Friday by Brisbane Transport

314	Between Deagon and Shorncliffe via Sandgate Local service operating Monday to Friday by Brisbane Transport

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• TransInfo
• Citytrain
• Shorncliffe Station at QROTI

Coordinates: 27°19′37″S 153°04′47″E / -27.3268, 153.0796