Sandgate railway station, Brisbane

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
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

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

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

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Shorncliffe	Shorncliffe	[7]
2	Shorncliffe	Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland	[8]

Bus routes by stop

Stop	Route Number	Destination	Locations/Roads Serving
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

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

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

• 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)