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
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Lota
Coordinates27°28′12″S 153°11′19″E / 27.4701°S 153.1885°E / -27.4701; 153.1885
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Cleveland
Distance25.87 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking20 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code600269 (platform 1)
600270 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 2
WebsiteTranslink
History
Opened1889
Rebuilt1995
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Manly
towards Bowen Hills
Cleveland Line Thorneside
towards Cleveland

History

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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

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

Services by platform

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

References

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  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. ^ a b "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
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