Ormiston railway station

Ormiston railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Ormiston in the City of Redland.

Ormiston
Eastbound view in July 2012
General information
Location	Wellington Street, Ormiston
Coordinates	27°30′53″S 153°15′21″E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
Line(s)	Cleveland
Distance	35.61 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	179 bays
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Assisted
Other information
Station code	600276
Fare zone	go card 3
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	1889
Rebuilt	1987
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Wellington Point towards Bowen Hills Cleveland Line Cleveland Terminus

History

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

Ormiston station opened in 1889 at the same time as the line.^[3][4] On 1 November 1960, the station closed when the line was truncated to Lota.^[5] The station reopened on 24 October 1987 at the same time as the rebuilt line from Wellington Point to Cleveland.^[6]

Services

Ormiston is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.^[7]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Cleveland	Cleveland, Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe	[8]

References

1. "Cleveland Central station". The Brisbane Courier. QLD. 28 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
2. "Cleveland and Cleveland Shire". Centre for the Government of Queensland.
3. "Ormiston timeline". Redland City Council.
4. "Divisional Board Meetings - Cleveland". The Queenslander. QLD. 20 April 1889. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
5. "Legislative Assembly - 6 September 1961" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 6 September 1961. p. 230. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
6. Judith Kerr (25 October 2012). "Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary". Redland City Bulletin. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
7. "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
8. Ormiston Platform 1 Translink

External links

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