Shorncliffe railway line
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The Shorncliffe railway line is an Template:Convert suburban railway line situated north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network.
History
Template:Further The Sandgate Railway, opened in 1882, was the first truly suburban railway in Brisbane, built to provide convenient access to the seaside for the city's residents.<ref>Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990</ref> The terminus was originally named Sandgate and was renamed Shorncliffe in 1938.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The current Sandgate station was originally named Sandgate Central. The line allowed Brisbane residents to travel to Moreton Bay's shoreline at Shorncliffe.<ref name="SS">Template:Cite book</ref>
Duplication was completed by December 1901.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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 1890.<ref>Kerr, J. 'Brunswick St, Bowen Hills & Beyond' ARHS 1988</ref> The Shorncliffe line is going to be used as a pilot test for the implementation of ETCS, (European Train Control System),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> prior to its introduction with Cross River Rail.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Line guide and services
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