Northbound view in June 2015
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Location | Granite Belt Drive, The Summit |
Coordinates | 28°34′30″S 151°56′59″E / 28.57493°S 151.94961°ECoordinates: 28°34′30″S 151°56′59″E / 28.57493°S 151.94961°E |
Owned by | Queensland Rail |
Operated by | Traveltrain |
Line(s) | Southern |
Distance | 307 kilometres from Brisbane |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Ground |
Other information | |
Status | Closed |
History | |
Opened | 3 March 1881 |
The Summit railway station is located on the Southern line in Queensland, Australia. It services the town of The Summit, a fruit growing district in the Granite Belt. It is the highest station in the state.
The Summit station opened on 3 March 1881, when the Queensland Railway's Southern line was extended from Warwick to Stanthorpe. It was served by freight trains conveying apples for Golden Circle until 2007.