Lawnton railway station

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

Lawnton
Southbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012
General information
LocationStation Road, Lawnton
Coordinates27°16′55″S 152°58′52″E
Elevation14 metres
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)North Coast
Distance25.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking159
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station code600461 (platform 1)
600462 (platform 2)
600463 (platform 3)
Fare zonego card 2/3
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1888 (1888)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Bray Park
towards Roma Street
 Redcliffe Peninsula Line Petrie
towards Kippa-Ring

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 Redcliffe Peninsula railway line project, the third track has been extended north to Petrie including a new bridge over the North Pine River.[4]

Services

Lawnton is served by all Citytrain network services from Kippa-Ring to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central[5]

Services by platform
Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Redcliffe Peninsula Roma Street & Springfield Central [6]
Ipswich 1 weekday afternoon service only[6]
2 Redcliffe Peninsula Kippa-Ring Evening peak only[7]
3 Redcliffe Peninsula Kippa-Ring [8]

Thompsons Bus Service operates one bus route via Lawnton station:

References
  1. Lawnton Centre for Government of Queensland
  2. "Queensland Update" Railway Digest January 2000 page 13
  3. "Northgate – Bald Hills Third Track Opens" Railway Digest October 2000 page 11
  4. Lawnton to Petrie upgrade project Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport & Main Roads
  5. "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  6. "Lawnton Platform 1". TransLink.
  7. "Lawnton Platform 2". TransLink.
  8. "Lawnton Platform 3". TransLink.
  9. "Route 669 timetable". Translink.
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