Manly railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia}}

{{Infobox station

|name = Manly

|type =

|style = TransLink (Queensland)

|image = Manly Railway Station, Queensland, Aug 2012.JPG

|image_caption = Northbound view of Platform 1, August 2012

|address = Ernest Street, Manly

|country =

|coordinates = {{coord|-27.4567|153.1803|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}

|elevation =

|distance = 24.08 kilometres from Central

|line = Cleveland

|other =

|structure = Ground

|platform = 2 (1 island)

|depth =

|levels =

|tracks = 2

|parking = 219 bays

|bicycle = Yes

|baggage_check =

|opened = 1888

|closed =

|rebuilt = 1992

|electrified = Yes

|accessible = Assisted

|code = 600630 (platform 1)
600631 (platform 2)

|owned = Queensland Rail

|operator = Queensland Rail

|zone = go card 2

|status =

|former =

|passengers =

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{{Adjacent stations

|system1=Queensland Rail

|line3=Cleveland|left3=Wynnum Central|right3=Lota

}}

|map_locator =

|web = [{{Translink stop|manly-station}} Translink]}}

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

History

Manly station opened in 1888 as the original terminus of the line.Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990 The line was later extended to the original Cleveland station in 1889.{{Cite news | page = 3 | title = Cleveland Central station. | work = The Brisbane Courier | location = QLD | accessdate = 28 February 2015 | date = 28 November 1925 | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20981395}}

In 1992, the original timber station was demolished after becoming infested with termites.{{Cite news | edition = 3 | page = 6 | last = R | first = Johnson | title = Demolition of Manly Rail Station Upsets Residents | work = The Courier-Mail | date = 24 March 1992 }} To the west of the station lies a City network stabling yard.

Services

Manly is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.{{Queensland Timetables|Cleveland}} During morning peak hour 7 trains begin their service at Manly while 6 services from Cleveland during the same time run express Manly-Morningside. This pattern is repeated in the afternoon however only 4 trains will terminate at Manly.

Services by platform

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Platform !Line !Destinations !Notes
style="text-align:center;"\|1 \|style=background:#00467f\|Cleveland \|Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe \|[{{Translink stop\|600630/timetable}} Manly Platform 1] Translink
style="text-align:center;"\|2 \|style=background:#00467f\|Cleveland \|Cleveland \|[{{Translink stop\|600631/timetable}} Manly Platform 2] Translink

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Platform

!Line

!Destinations

!Notes

style="text-align:center;"|1

|style=background:#00467f|Cleveland

|Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe

|[{{Translink stop|600630/timetable}} Manly Platform 1] Translink

style="text-align:center;"|2

|style=background:#00467f|Cleveland

|Cleveland

|[{{Translink stop|600631/timetable}} Manly Platform 2] Translink

During peak hour some services depart from different platforms.

References

External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20081010232319/http://qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/manly/ Manly station] Queensland's Railways on the Internet
[{{Translink stop|manly-station}} Manly station] Translink travel information

Category:Railway stations in Brisbane

Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888