Woolloongabba railway station
Wolloongabba | |
|---|---|
 Woolloongabba railway station under construction in February 2021 | |
| Location | Main Street, Woolloongabba |
| Owned by | Queensland Rail |
| Operated by | Queensland Rail |
| Line(s) | Cross River Rail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | Bus |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Fare zone | Go card zone 1 |
| Website | www.crossriverrail.qld.gov.au |
| History | |
| Opened | 2024 (scheduled) |
| Electrified | Yes |
Woolloongabba railway station is a railway station currently under construction as part of the Cross River Rail project in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba.
To be built as an underground station beneath The Gabba, it will consist of two platforms with a connection to Woolloongabba busway station.[1] Construction commenced in November 2019, with it scheduled to open in 2024.[2][3] The platforms are built at a depth of 27 metres.[4] Their length is 220 metres.
Construction[]
The station is built using a full cavern construction method.[4] It was important to design lifts and elevators that can handle the expected surge capacity during large sports events at the nearby Gabba.[4] Similar to Boggo Road railway station the ground is heavily fractured, but at Woolloongabba the cavern sits underneath a layer of that kind of rock. The cavern was excavated using roadheaders.[4]
During construction a toothpaste box, a perfume bottle and bottles that once contained alcohol as well as other food items were found.[5] Animal bones, including pig, sheep goats and cows and pieces of leather from shoes, shoe soles, leather belts and off cuts were also discovered.[6]
The station served as the main support site for the construction project.[7] It was centrally located and had adequate space for materials that created handling and logistical support efficiencies.[7] The site handled the majority of spoil handling movements,[7] having good access to the Pacific Motorway.
References[]
- ^ Woolloongabba Station Cross River Rail
- ^ Brisbane Cross River contractors selected Railway Gazette International 12 April 2019
- ^ Woolloongabba station construction update Cross River Rail November 2019
- ^ a b c d Claire Smith. "Future of Tunnelling: Using caverns to minimise tunnelling disruption in Brisbane". EMAP Publishing. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ George Roberts (3 November 2019). "Archaeologists find Queen Victoria-inspired perfume under future Woolloongabba Cross River Rail station". Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Digging Deeper: The Lifecycle of a Leather Shoe. Cross River Rail. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Cross River Rail Business Case August 2017" (PDF). Government of Queensland. p. 108. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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