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Gaythorne
North-west bound view from Platform 2 in August 2012
General information
Location	30 Station Avenue, Gaythorne
Coordinates	27°25′9″S 152°59′6″E / 27.41917°S 152.98500°E / -27.41917; 152.98500 (Gaythorne railway station, Brisbane)
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
Line(s)	Ferny Grove
Distance	9.63 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	130 bays
Bicycle facilities	8
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed part time
Station code	600379 (platform 1) 600380 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 1/2
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	1916
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Rifle Range
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Enoggeratowards Roma Street Ferny Grove Line Mitcheltontowards Ferny Grove

Gaythorne railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Gaythorne.

History

The station was built in 1916 and originally named Rifle Range Station. It was built as an extension of the Ferny Grove line from Enoggera to service the new military camps established in the area during World War 1, such as Bells Paddock. After the war, in 1923, a petition was circulated calling for the station's named to be changed to Gaythorne after the closure of the wartime camps.

Services

Gaythorne station is served by all stops Ferny Grove line services from Ferny Grove to Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.

Services by platform

References

1. "Queensland Places – Gaythorne". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
2. "Railway Station Renamed". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 437. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1923. p. 9. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
4. Gaythorne Platform 1 Translink
5. Gaythorne Platform 2 Translink

External links

• Media related to Gaythorne railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Gaythorne station Queensland Rail
• Gaythorne station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
• Gaythorne station Translink travel information

• Railway stations in Brisbane
• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1916