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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.^[1]^[2]

Services

Gaythorne station is served by all stops Ferny Grove line services from Ferny Grove to Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.^[3]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Ferny Grove	Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh	^[4]
2	Ferny Grove	Ferny Grove	^[5]

References

^ "Queensland Places – Gaythorne". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ "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.
^ "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
^ Gaythorne Platform 1 Translink
^ 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

[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

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