Landsborough railway station

Landsborough railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Landsborough in the Sunshine Coast Region.

Landsborough
Southbound view in September 2012
Location	Cribb Street, Landsborough
Coordinates	26°48′29″S 152°57′57″E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
Line(s)	North Coast
Distance	81.47 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Platform levels	1
Parking	207 spaces
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	600487 (platform 1) 600488 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 5
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	1890s
Rebuilt	2007
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Beerwah towards Roma Street Sunshine Coast Line Mooloolah towards Nambour or Gympie North Long distance services Caboolture towards Brisbane Electric Tilt Train Nambour towards Rockhampton

History

Landsborough Bomb Shelter

In 1998, construction began on Platform 2.[1]

In December 2006, the State Government announced the station would be upgraded. The work was completed in late 2007, and included the building of new platforms, rainwater tanks, shelters, lighting, and toilets. A new cark park was also built. These upgrades were part of an overhaul of the Caboolture to Landsborough section of the North Coast line. The section was to be duplicated in full by 2012, but so far only the Caboolture to Beerburrum section has been completed.[2] This is now scheduled to be completed by 2021.[3]

On the eastern side of the station, a locomotive turning triangle remains in use, making Landsborough a popular destination for steam trains from Brisbane.[4]

The station has the Landsborough Air Raid Shelter, one of the few remaining examples of World War II reinforced-concrete air raid shelters in Queensland. Landsborough was a regular stopping point for refreshments for troop trains.[5] The air raid shelter is now heritage-listed.

Services

Landsborough is serviced by City network services to Brisbane, Nambour and Gympie North.[6] To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays between Caboolture and Nambour as route 649.[7]

Landsborough is also served by long-distance Traveltrain Electric Tilt Train services to Bundaberg and Rockhamption.[8]

Services by platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations	Notes
1	Sunshine Coast	Roma Street, Ipswich, Nambour & Gympie North	[9]
		Springfield Central	Three weekday afternoon services only[9]
Traveltrain	Brisbane Roma Street, Bundaberg & Rockhampton
2	Sunshine Coast	Nambour	Three weekday services only[10]
		Ipswich	One evening weekday service only[10]

Transport links

Sunbus operate two routes to and from Landsborough station:

• 605: to Caloundra[11]
• 615: to Sunshine Plaza via Mooloolaba, University of the Sunshine Coast[12]

Glasshouse Country Coaches operates one route via Landsborough station:

• 891 Beerwah to Maleny, as it is a QConnect service, it is not part of the TransLink network and go card is not valid[13]

References

1. "QR System Update" Railway Digest August 1998 page 13
2. Landsborough station upgrade plans revealed Queensland Government 21 December 2006
3. Caboolture to Landsborough Rail Upgrade Study Archived 23 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport & Main Roads
4. Tours Australian Railway Historical Society
5. Queensland, EPA (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. p. 129. ISBN 073451008X.
6. "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
7. "Route 649 timetable". TransLink.
8. "Tilt Train timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 14 December 2018.
9. Landsborough Platform 1 TransLink
10. Landsborough Platform 2 TransLink
11. "Route 605 timetable". TransLink.
12. "Route 615 timetable". TransLink.
13. "Route 891 timetable". QConnect.

External links

• Landsborough station Queensland Rail
• Landsborough station Queensland's Railways on the Internet