Thorneside railway station, Brisbane
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Thorneside
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| Location | |
| Street | Railway Parade |
| Suburb | Thorneside |
| Distance from Central Station | 27.76km |
| TransLink Region | Eastern Region |
| TransLink zone | 5 |
| Access by | overpass |
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| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Platform architecture | 1 island |
| Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) | yes |
Wheelchair access  |
assisted |
| Station facilties | Link |
| Transfers | |
| Train transfer | no |
| Bus transfer | yes |
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Outbound
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| Cleveland Line | |
Thorneside Station is a railway station on the Cleveland Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the QR CityTrain network.
It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.
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[edit] Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
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| 1 | Cleveland | Cleveland | All stations |
| 2 | Doomben | City & Doomben | All stations |
[edit] TransLink bus routes servicing Thorneside
- 253 - Capalaba - Thorneside Station : All Stops via Birkdale Station (Monday - Saturday) (VT)
[edit] History
The Thorneside railway station was originally named Waterloo when the Wooloongabba-Cleveland line opened on 1889-10-01, increasing urban development along the line's length. However, the very next year, Waterloo was closed.
The Wellington Point Progress Association formed in 1896 to agitate for an improved train service to the area. The station reopened in 1909, this time as Ransome’s railway siding, for transporting timber and firewood. In 1912 the station was moved north over Tingalpa Creek, and remained in use until 1931.
This left the area without a railway siding until 1917, when the abandoned siding reopened under the new name of Thorne's siding after William Thorne, who had owned the land when it was originally subdivided in 1913. The siding's name was quickly shortened to Thorneside and remained in use until November 1960 when the whole line was closed due to lack of patronage.
On 1982-09-25 the first section of the new rail service, between Lota and Thorneside, was officially opened. A return ticket to Central cost $1.10 and a weekly ticket cost $7.10, and the line was electrified by October the following year.
On 1986-07-26 the Thorneside-Wellington Point rail link was opened and tickets to Central cost $1.80 and a weekly ticket cost $12. [1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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| Cleveland Line |
Cleveland • Ormiston • Wellington Point • Birkdale • Thorneside • Lota • Manly • Wynnum Central • Wynnum • Wynnum North • Lindum • Hemmant • Murarrie • Cannon Hill • Morningside • Norman Park • Coorparoo • Buranda • Park Road • South Bank • South Brisbane • Roma Street • Brisbane Central |
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