Lota railway station

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

Lota
Southbound view in August 2012
Location	Railway Terrace, Lota
Coordinates	27°28′12″S 153°11′19″E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	City network
Line(s)	Cleveland
Distance	25.87 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	20 bays
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	600269 (platform 1) 600270 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 2
Website	TransLink
History
Opened	1889
Rebuilt	1995
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Manly toward Bowen Hills Cleveland Line Thorneside toward Cleveland

History

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

On 1 November 1960, Lota became the terminus of the line when it was curtailed.[3] The line from Lota to Cleveland was rebuilt, and reopened on a new alignment to Thorneside on 25 September 1982 and Cleveland on 24 October 1987.[4][5][6]

In 1995, the timber building was replaced by a brick structure and a crossing loop added.[5] In 2006 the wooden rail bridge leading to the station from the north was replaced with a concrete bridge.[7]

Services

Lota is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.[8]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Cleveland	Cleveland (Peak hour only)	[9]
2	Cleveland	Bowen Hills, Cleveland, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe	[10]

References

1. "Cleveland Central station". The Brisbane Courier. 28 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
2. "Cleveland and Cleveland Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland.
3. "Legislative Assembly - 6 September 1961" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 6 September 1961. p. 230. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
4. "Queensland" Railway Digest February 1985 page 55
5. "New Lota Loop and Station" Railway Digest July 1995 page 17
6. Judith Kerr (25 October 2012). "Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary". Redland City Bulletin. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
7. "New rail bridge". Wynnum Herald. 22 November 2006. p. 3.
8. "Cleveland Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
9. Lota Platform 1 TransLink
10. Lota Platform 2 TransLink

External links

• Media related to Lota railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Lota station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
• Lota station TransLink travel information