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Oxford Park Railway Station
Oxford Park railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of two railway stations serving the Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ... suburb of Mitchelton, the other being Mitchelton railway station. History The station was upgraded in 2008 as part of the Mitchelton to Keperra duplication project. Services Oxford Park 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 External links *Oxford Park stationQueensland RailOxford Park stationQueensland's Railways on the Internet * Oxford Park stationTranslink travel information {{Queensland Rail railway stations, Ferny Grove=y, state=colla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchelton, Queensland
Mitchelton is a north-western Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mitchelton had a population of 9,244 people. Geography The suburb is located by road from the Brisbane GPO. Mitchelton is part of the northwestern suburbs. It is a growing suburb with many Queenslander (architecture), Queenslander style houses and leafy streets. The area is quite hilly and most of the suburb is on a north-facing slope. History Mitchelton is an area with a long history. Mitchelton's name comes from one particular family of the first settlers in the area. The Mitchell family emigrated from England in the 1850s. Nicholas Mitchell purchased an estate he named "Mitchelton" by 1875. This area was first subdivided in the 1890s. St Matthews Church of England was built from 1867 to 1869. The church and its cemetery are at 35 Church Road (). It was designed by Charles Tiffin. On 4 October 1913, Arthur Blackwood sold a large portion of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Railway Station, Brisbane
Central railway station is located on the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It is the principal station on the Queensland Rail City network, City network and is located in the north of the Brisbane central business district. Central station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane. History The first building for Central railway station was a structure of wood and corrugated galvanised iron, and opened on 18 August 1889 as the terminus of the line when it was extended from Roma Street railway station. In 1891, the tunnel to Fortitude Valley railway station, Brunswick Street station (now Fortitude Valley) was opened so trains could run directly from Central to northern destinations. An elegant new station was constructed and opened in 1899 with arches of corrugated galvanised iron over the platforms and a portico on Ann Street, Brisbane, Ann Street. A new entrance with its distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferny Grove Railway Line
The Ferny Grove railway line is a suburban rail transport, railway line in Brisbane central business district, Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network. History Based on initial surveys, in 1885 the Queensland Government planned to construct a railway line to Samford, Queensland, Samford with the intention of extending it to Gympie. However, no immediate action was taken and further surveys resulted in the decision to construct the line to Gympie via the Mayne railway station, Brisbane, Mayne railway station (Bowen Hills, Queensland, Bowen Hills) which created the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line. The relocation of Brisbane's cattle sales yard from Normanby, Queensland, Normanby to Newmarket, Queensland, Newmarket created a need to provide a railway to Newmarket. With financial guarantees provided by the Windsor Shire Council and the Enoggera Divisional Board, the Queensland R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both Commuter rail, suburban and Regional rail, interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as Inter-city rail, long-distance passenger train services connecting Brisbane to regional Queensland. Queensland Rail also owns and maintains rolling stock, in addition to approximately of track and related infrastructure. History Early history Queensland Railways was the first operator in the world to adopt a narrow gauge (in this case ) for a main line, and this remains the system-wide gauge in Queensland. The Separation of Queensland, colony of Queensland separated from New South Wales in 1859, and the new government was keen to facilitate development and immigration. Improved transport to the fertile Darling Downs region situated west of Toowoomba was seen as a priority. As adequate river transport was already established betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Card
Go, GO, G.O., or Go! may refer to: Arts and entertainment Games and sport * Go (game), a board game for two players * '' Travel Go'' (formerly ''Go – The International Travel Game''), a game based on world travel * Go, the starting position located at the corner of the board in the board game ''Monopoly'' * ''Go'', a 1992 game for the Philips CD-i video game system * ''Go'', a large straw battering ram used in the Korean sport of Gossaum * Go!, a label under which U.S. Gold published ZX Spectrum games * Go route, a pattern run in American football * ''Go'' series, a turn-based, puzzle video game series by Square Enix, based on various Square Enix franchises * '' Angry Birds Go!'', a kart racing game based on the ''Angry Birds'' series released in 2013 * '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' (''CS:GO''), a first-person shooter developed by Valve * ''Pokémon Go'', an augmented reality game based on the ''Pokémon'' series Film * ''Go'' (1999 film), American film * ''Go' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean; to the state's north is the Torres Strait, separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of , Queensland is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, sixth-largest subnational entity; it List of countries and dependencies by area, is larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and include tropical rainforests, rivers, coral reefs, mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in its Tropical climate, tropical and Humid subtropical climate, sub-tropical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchelton
Mitchelton is a north-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mitchelton had a population of 9,244 people. Geography The suburb is located by road from the Brisbane GPO. Mitchelton is part of the northwestern suburbs. It is a growing suburb with many Queenslander style houses and leafy streets. The area is quite hilly and most of the suburb is on a north-facing slope. History Mitchelton is an area with a long history. Mitchelton's name comes from one particular family of the first settlers in the area. The Mitchell family emigrated from England in the 1850s. Nicholas Mitchell purchased an estate he named "Mitchelton" by 1875. This area was first subdivided in the 1890s. St Matthews Church of England was built from 1867 to 1869. The church and its cemetery are at 35 Church Road (). It was designed by Charles Tiffin. On 4 October 1913, Arthur Blackwood sold a large portion of land known as the Oxford Park Estate between Samford Road and K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchelton Railway Station
Mitchelton railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two railway stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Mitchelton, the other being Oxford Park railway station. History The station opened in March 1918 due to public demand. To the north of the station lies a turnback siding. Services Mitchelton 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 Transport links Transport for Brisbane operate four bus routes from Mitchelton station: *369: to Toombul via Stafford *396: to Arana Hills *397: to Ferny Grove station via Everton Hills *398: to Ferny Grove station via Arana Hills In addition to the above, Transport for Brisbane Transport for Brisbane, previously called Brisbane Transport'','' is an organisational division of the Brisbane City Council, responsible through its related Council Committee for providing policy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Queensland
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the state constitution. Since federation in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of the monarch, Charles III), although the governor in practice performs only ceremonial duties, with de facto executive power lying with the Cabinet. The Cabinet is the government' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferny Grove Railway Station
Ferny Grove railway station is the terminus station of the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Ferny Grove. The Brisbane Tramway Museum is a short walk south of the station. History The station opened in 1918 as part of the extension to Samford. The line formerly extended to Dayboro, but was cut back to Ferny Grove in 1955, as part of a larger rationalisation by the Queensland Government of its railway lines. The line now terminates here with bus services running to Samford during peak times. The station was upgraded in 2012 as part of the Keperra-Ferny Grove duplication project. The upgrade included relocating the platform, a new station building and car park. Camp Mountain rail accident The Camp Mountain rail accident occurred in 1947 west of Ferny Grove on the Dayboro stretch of the line. It is Queensland's worst railway accident. 16 people were killed when a picnic excursion train failed to negotiate a bend on the line between C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Street Railway Station
Roma Street railway station is a commuter and long-distance passenger train station located in the Brisbane central business district, central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast, Main Line railway, Queensland, Main, Gold Coast railway line, Gold Coast and North Coast railway line, New South Wales, NSW North Coast lines. The station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane. Although not easily visible to the public, the original 1873 Roma Street railway station building still exists within the modern complex and is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. History 1800s to 1940s The construction of a railway station on Roma Street, Brisbane, Roma Street was part of a plan to extend the Main Line railway, Queensland, Main Line to Brisbane. An iron station building designed by Charles Fox (civil and railway engineer)#Freeman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
