Sandgate railway station, Brisbane

Railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sandgate

Eastbound view from Platform 2 in January 2014

General information
Location| Chubb Street off Rainbow Street, Sandgate
Coordinates| 27°19′20″S 153°04′10″E﻿ / ﻿27.3222°S 153.0694°E﻿ / -27.3222; 153.0694
Owned by| Queensland Rail
Operated by| Queensland Rail
Line(s)| Shorncliffe
Distance| 19.4 kilometres from Central
Platforms| 2 (2 side)
Tracks| 2
Bus routes| 9
Bus stands| 5
Construction
Structure type| Ground
Parking| 236 bays
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Status| Staffed
Station code| 600424 (platform 1)
600423 (platform 2)
Fare zone| go card 2
Website| Queensland Rail
History
Opened| 1882
Rebuilt| 2014
Electrified| Yes
Previous names| Sandgate Central
Services
| Preceding station  |  Queensland Rail | Following station

|
|

Deagon

towards Roma Street

|  | Shorncliffe Line |  | Shorncliffe

Terminus

Sandgate railway station is located on the Shorncliffe line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Sandgate.

## History

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The railway line from Brisbane to Sandgate opened in 1882. The terminal station was located near Curlew Street, behind the Osbourne Hotel, and was named Sandgate.[1] The line was extended to Shorncliffe in 1897 and the new terminal station was named Sandgate while the original terminus was renamed Sandgate Central.[2] In 1911 Sandgate Central station was relocated to its present position, closer to the Post Office.[3] When the former Sandgate station was renamed Shorncliffe in 1938, Sandgate Central was renamed simply Sandgate.[4][5]

## Services

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Sandgate station is served by all stops Shorncliffe line services from Shorncliffe to Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[6]

## Services by platform

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Platform  | Line  | Destinations  | Notes

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1  | Shorncliffe | Shorncliffe | [7]
2  | Shorncliffe | Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | [8]

## Bus routes by stop

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Stop  | Route Number  | Destination  | Locations/Roads Serving

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Stop 1[9] | 311  | Bracken Ridge | Nashville State School, Brighton, Bracken Ridge High School
312  | Brighton | Nashville State School, Bracken Ridge High School
313 (drop-off only)  | from Shorncliffe | Shorncliffe Primary School, St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe station
314  | Deagon | Wharf St, St Patrick’s College, Deagon station
326 (inbound)  | Toombul | Boondall, Taigum, Zillmere, Geebung, Wavell Heights, Nundah
326 (outbound)  | Fitzgibbon | Deagon, Bracken Ridge, Carseldine station
Stop 2[10] | 690  | Clontarf (Duffield Rd)  | Brighton, Hornibrook Esp, Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe, Scarborough, Kippa-Ring station, Elizabeth Avenue
N310 (drop-off only)  | from George Street | Fortitude Valley, Clayfield, Toombul, Nundah, Virginia, Boondall, Deagon
Stop 3[11] | 691  | Scarborough | Brighton, Clontarf, Redcliffe
Stop 4[12] | 335  | Queen Street | Boondall, Zillmere, Carseldine, Aspley, Chermside, Grange
Rainbow St, stop 33[13] | 310 (inbound)  | Queen Street | Deagon, Boondall, Virginia, Nundah, Toombul, RBWH, Fortitude Valley

## Transport links

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Transport for Brisbane operate seven bus routes to and from Sandgate station:

* 310: Brighton to City[14]
* 311: to Bracken Ridge[15]
* 312: to Brighton[16]
* 313: from Shorncliffe[17]
* 314: Deagon to Shorncliffe[18]
* 326: Fitzgibbon to Toombul[19]
* 335: to City via Chermside[20]
* N310: City to Sandgate[21]

Hornibrook Bus Lines operate two bus routes to and from Sandgate station:

* 690: to Redcliffe[22]
* 691: to Scarborough[23]

## References

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1. ^ "OPENING OF THE SANDGATE RAILWAY". The Brisbane Courier. 11 May 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
2. ^ "IMPORTS AND EXPORTS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIII, no. 12, 262. Queensland, Australia. 1 May 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ "New Sandgate Railway Station". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 542. Queensland, Australia. 17 January 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ "SANDGATE STATION RENAMED". The Courier-Mail. 21 October 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
5. ^ Hallam, Greg (2005). Brisbane's Biography (Steamtrain Sunday). QR Limited.
6. ^ "Shorncliffe Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
7. ^ Sandgate Platform 1 TransLink
8. ^ Sandgate Platform 2 TransLink
9. ^ "Sandgate bus station, stop 1, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
10. ^ "Sandgate bus station, stop 2, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
11. ^ "Sandgate bus station, stop 3, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
12. ^ "Sandgate bus station, stop 4, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
13. ^ "Rainbow St at Sandgate station, stop 33, Sandgate | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
14. ^ "Route 310 timetable". Translink.
15. ^ "Route 311 timetable". Translink.
16. ^ "Route 312 timetable". Translink.
17. ^ "Route 313 timetable". Translink.
18. ^ "Route 314 timetable". Translink.
19. ^ "Route 326 timetable". Translink.
20. ^ "Route 335 timetable". Translink.
21. ^ "Route N310 timetable". Translink.
22. ^ "Route 690 timetable". Translink.
23. ^ "Route 691 timetable". Translink.

## External links

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* Media related to Sandgate railway station, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons
* Sandgate station Queensland Rail
* Sandgate station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
* Sandgate station Translink travel information (train station)
* Sandgate station Translink travel information (bus station)

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Queensland Rail railway stations

* Rail network in South East Queensland
* List of closed railway stations in Brisbane

Queensland Rail services and stations

Shorncliffe|

* Roma Street
* Brisbane Central
* Fortitude Valley
* Bowen Hills
* Albion
* Wooloowin
* Eagle Junction
* Toombul
* Nundah
* Northgate
* Bindha
* Banyo
* Nudgee
* Boondall
* North Boondall
* Deagon
* Sandgate
* Shorncliffe

*   Airport and Gold Coast
*   Beenleigh and Ferny Grove
*   Caboolture/Sunshine Coast and Ipswich/Rosewood
*   Doomben
*   Exhibition
*   Redcliffe Peninsula and Springfield
*   Shorncliffe and Cleveland

Queensland Rail Travel services and stations

*   Spirit of Queensland
*   Spirit of the Outback
*   Tilt Train
*   The Westlander
*   The Inlander
*   Gulflander
*   Kuranda Scenic Railway

Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
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