Beenleigh railway station

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Beenleigh
Beenleigh station platform 3.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2 in July 2013
LocationAlamein Street, Beenleigh
Coordinates27°43′2.76″S 153°12′15.98″E / 27.7174333°S 153.2044389°E / -27.7174333; 153.2044389Coordinates: 27°43′2.76″S 153°12′15.98″E / 27.7174333°S 153.2044389°E / -27.7174333; 153.2044389
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byCity network
Line(s)Beenleigh
Gold Coast
Distance40.05 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking437 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600239 (platform 1)
600240 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 3
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened27 July 1885
Rebuilt12 March 1988
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Holmview
towards Bowen Hills
 Beenleigh Line Terminus
Loganlea
towards Bowen Hills
 Gold Coast Line Ormeau
towards Varsity Lakes

Beenleigh railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the suburb of Beenleigh in City of Logan, the other being Holmview.

History[]

Beenleigh station opened in 1885 at its original location at the same time as the opening of the line. It served as the terminus of the line until the South Coast line opened to Southport on 25 January 1889.[1][2] It became the terminus of the line again when the South Coast line closed on 30 June 1964.[3]

The station was reopened at its current location on 12 March 1988 in time for World Expo 88.[4][5] The original 1885 station building was relocated to the Beenleigh Historical Village. On 25 February 1996, the line was again extended south when the Gold Coast line opened to Helensvale.[6]

During the 2013/14 financial year, the station was rated as the worst for fare evasion with 1,048 tickets dispensed.[7] South of the station lies a City network stabling yard.

Services[]

Beenleigh is the terminus for all stops Beenleigh line services to and from Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[8]

It is also served by limited stops Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.[9]

Services by platform[]

Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Beenleigh Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove Morning peak only[10]
Gold Coast Varsity Lakes [10]
2 Beenleigh Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove [11]
Gold Coast Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic [11]

Transport links[]

Logan City Bus Service operate six routes via Beenleigh station:

Surfside Buslines operate two routes from Beenleigh station:

References[]

  1. ^ History of Mt Gravatt Our Brisbane
  2. ^ "The Southport Railway". The Brisbane Courier. 25 January 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. ^ Beenleigh Centre for the Government of Queensland
  4. ^ "Legislative Assembly - 17 March 1988" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 17 March 1988. p. 5310. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
  6. ^ "Gold Coast Line Opens" Railway Digest April 1996 page 17
  7. ^ Felicity Caldwell (3 October 2014). "More patrols sees spike in fare evaders at one SEQ station". Albert and Logan News. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b Beenleigh Platform 1 TransLink
  11. ^ a b Beenleigh Platform 2 TransLink
  12. ^ "Route 553 timetable". TransLink.
  13. ^ "Route 562 timetable". TransLink.
  14. ^ "Route 563 timetable". TransLink.
  15. ^ "Route 565 timetable". TransLink.
  16. ^ "Route 566 timetable". TransLink.
  17. ^ "Route 567 timetable". TransLink.
  18. ^ "Route 728 timetable". TransLink.
  19. ^ "Route 729 timetable". TransLink.

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