Lawnton railway station

Lawnton
Sourthbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012
Location	Station Road, Lawnton
Coordinates	27°09′56″S 152°35′07″E / 27.1655°S 152.5852°E / -27.1655; 152.5852Coordinates: 27°09′56″S 152°35′07″E / 27.1655°S 152.5852°E / -27.1655; 152.5852
Elevation	14 metres
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Citytrain
Line(s)	North Coast
Distance	25.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	159
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed part time
Station code	600461 (platform 1) 600462 (platform 2) 600463 (platform 3)
Fare zone	5/6
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	1888
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Bray Park toward Roma Street Caboolture Line Petrie toward Caboolture

Lawnton railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Lawnton.

History

Lawnton station opened in 1888.^[1] In 2001, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Bald Hills to just north of the station.^[2][3]

As part of the Moreton Bay Rail Link project, the third track is being extended north to Petrie including a new bridge over the North Pine River.^[4]

Services

Lawnton is served by all stops Citytrain services from Caboolture to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.^[5]

Services by platform

Transport links

Thompsons Bus Service operates one route via Lawnton station:

• 669: Westfield Strathpine to Warner Village^[9]

References

External links

• Media related to Lawnton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Lawnton station Queensland Rail
• Lawnton station Queensland's Railways on the Internet