Morningside railway station, Queensland

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

This article is about the station in Brisbane. For the station in Auckland, see Morningside Train Station. For the former station in Edinburgh, see Morningside Road railway station.

Morningside
South-west bound view from Platform 1
in August 2012
LocationWaminda Street, Morningside
Coordinates27°28′16″S 153°04′10″E
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byCity network
Line(s)Cleveland
Distance10.52 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking186 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessAssisted
Other information
Station code600254 (platform 1)
600255 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteTransLink
History
Opened1888
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBulimba
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Bowen Hills
Cleveland Line
toward Cleveland

History

Morningside station opened in 1888 as Bulimba, being renamed Morningside shortly afterwards.[1][2]

On 26 May 1996, the timber station building was burnt out and later demolished.[3] On 15 July 1996, the Fisherman Islands line to the Port of Brisbane opened to the north of the station.[4][5]

Services

Morningside is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[6]

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

References
  1. "Rise of Morningside". The Brisbane Courier. 17 December 1931. p. 19.
  2. Morningside Centre for the Government of Queensland
  3. "QR General News" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
  4. "Fisherman Islands line opened - partly" Railway Digest September 1996 page 18
  5. Dutton Park Junction - Cannon Hill SA Track & Signal
  6. "Cleveland Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  7. Morningside Platform 1 TransLink
  8. Morningside Platform 2 TransLink


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.