Wellington Point railway station

Wellington Point railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Wellington Point in the City of Redland.

Wellington Point
Westbound view in August 2012
General information
LocationStation Street, Wellington Point
Coordinates27°29′40″S 153°14′31″E
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Cleveland
Distance32.88 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking191 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleAssisted
Other information
Station code600275 (platform 1)
600274 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 2/3
WebsiteTranslink
History
Opened1889
Rebuilt1986
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Birkdale
towards Bowen Hills
 Cleveland Line Ormiston
towards Cleveland

History

In 1889, the Cleveland line was extended from Manly to the original Cleveland station.[1][2]

Wellington Point station opened in 1889 at the same time as the line.[3] On 1 November 1960, the station closed when the line was truncated to Lota.[4] The station reopened on 26 July 1986, and served as an interim terminus as the line was being rebuilt to Cleveland.[5]

Services

Wellington Point is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.[6]

Services by platform
Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Cleveland Cleveland [7]
2 Cleveland Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe [8]

References
  1. "Cleveland Central station". The Brisbane Courier. QLD. 28 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. "Cleveland and Cleveland Shire". Centre for the Government of Queensland.
  3. "Wellington Point timeline". Redland City Council. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011.
  4. "Legislative Assembly – 6 September 1961" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 6 September 1961. p. 230. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. Judith Kerr (25 October 2012). "Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary". Redland City Bulletin. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  6. "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  7. Wellington Point Platform 1 Translink
  8. Wellington Point Platform 2 Translink


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