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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Glasshouse Mountains Railway Station, Queensland

Glasshouse Mountains railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Glass House Mountains in the Sunshine Coast Region.

History

The station opened in 1890 as Coonowrin (after nearby Mount Coonowrin) and was renamed Glass Mountains in February 1891 and Glass House Mountains in 1914. The official station name was later changed to Glasshouse Mountains, which differs from the Glass House Mountains after which it was named. Platform 1 has a steel shelter, while platform 2 has a wooden structure.

Services

Glasshouse Mountains is serviced by Citytrain network services to Brisbane, Nambour and Gympie North. To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays between Caboolture and Nambour as route 649.

Services by platform

Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Sunshine Coast Brisbane Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich Nambour & Gympie North
2 Sunshine Coast Brisbane Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich Nambour & Gympie North

Future

The North Coast line from Beerburrum to Landsborough is scheduled to be duplicated by 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Current News". The Queenslander. 7 February 1891. p. 282.
  2. ^ "Naming Stations – Glass House Mountains". The Brisbane Courier. 28 February 1914.
  3. ^ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Route 649 timetable". Translink.
  5. ^ Glasshouse Mountains Platform 1 TransLink
  6. ^ Glasshouse Mountains Platform 2 TransLink
  7. ^ Caboolture to Landsborough Rail Upgrade Study Archived 23 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport & Main Roads