Overview
Alderley railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line, serving the Brisbane suburb of Alderley. It opened on 5/02/1899 at the same time as the line.
A shelter for passengers was built on the outbound side in 1897, which has since been demolished. In 1921 a duplication of the track occurred. The shelter shed on the outbound platform was built in 1926, while the station building on the inbound platform was constructed circa 1950-52. The station has been a Local Heritage Place since January 2004, due to it contributing to the development of the suburb, while providing the provision of railway services to the local area in the early to mid-20th century.
In 2017, the station received many upgrades. In 2020, deterioration forced the closure of the timber bridge over the rail line at Frederick Street in Alderley.
Geocache
At the train station, collect the following numbers:
- Platform 1: Of the security cameras installed along the platform, one camera is labelled/ID-d with "C12" beneath it. Note the numbers on that post as ABCDE; and
- Platform 2, Lift 2: There is a plaque in the lift with Plant Registration Number PFGHIJKL (seven digits).
The cache can be found at:
S 27° 25.(B-E)H(A+C+I-L)' E 153° 00.(K-L)EC'
Checksum: Decimal minutes (ignoring 27° 25 and 153° 00) = 19.
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