History
For more details on this topic, see Rail transport in Queensland.The Sandgate Railway opened in 1882. The terminus was originally named Sandgate and was renamed Shorncliffe in 1938. The current Sandgate station was originally named Sandgate Central. The line allowed Brisbane residents to travel to the water of Moreton Bay's shoreline at Shorncliffe.
Duplication was completed by December 1901.
Trains to Sandgate originally travelled via what is now the Exhibition line prior to the opening of the tunnel between Central and Brunswick Street in 1891.
Read more about this topic: Shorncliffe Railway Line
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