Beenleigh railway line

Beenleigh line
QR SMU 239 arriving at South Brisbane railway station bound for Beenleigh
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Queensland Rail
Termini	Boggo Road Beenleigh
Stations	22
Website	queenslandrail.com.au
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Services	8
Route number	BDVL; BNBD; BRBN; BRVL; DBBN; FGBN; VLBR; VLDB
Operator	Queensland Rail
Technical
Line length	41.595 km (25.846 mi)
Track length	41.595 km (25.846 mi)
Number of tracks	Triple to Kuraby, double to Beenleigh.
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1982–1984
Route map Beenleigh railway line km Northern lines Exhibition line 2.7 Bowen Hills 1.3 Fortitude Valley 0.0 Central 0.8 Roma Street Exhibition line Ipswich/Rosewood and Springfield lines Pacific Motorway Brisbane River 2.6 South Brisbane 3.5 South Bank 4.3 Gloucester Street 5.1 Boggo Road Port of Brisbane line standard gauge flyover Wooloongabba Branch Cleveland line QR Services Depot (closed) 5.9 Dutton Park Fairfield (original) 7.1 Fairfield 8.5 Yeronga 9.3 Yeerongpilly Zone 1 2 Tennyson Line (to Ipswich line) 10.6 Moorooka Clapham (freight depot) 11.6 Rocklea Pradella Sidings (standard gauge) Brisbane Blue Metal Co branch Nyanda 13.0 Salisbury (being rebuilt) Interstate line to Sydney freight line to Brisbane MUT 15.2 Coopers Plains 16.7 Banoon 17.6 Sunnybank 18.6 Altandi 19.8 Runcorn 21.2 Fruitgrove Gateway Motorway 22.5 Kuraby 25.8 Trinder Park 26.8 Woodridge 29.5 Kingston Zone 2 3 Logan Motorway 32.2 Loganlea Logan River 35.2 Bethania Beaudesert line 36.9 Edens Landing 39.1 Holmview 39.6 Beenleigh (original) 40.1 Beenleigh Zone 3 4 South Coast line (1889–1964) Gold Coast line (1996–present) }

The Beenleigh line is a suburban commuter railway line in Brisbane, Queensland. Operated by Queensland Rail, the line runs for 40.9 kilometres (25 miles) from Beenleigh to Roma Street, where services continue on the Ferny Grove line.

History

Further information: Rail transport in Queensland

Originally known as the Logan railway line, the line opened to Loganlea in April 1885 being the first section of the South Coast line which was opened beyond Beenleigh to Southport in 1889.

The original city terminus of the line was Stanley Street, South Brisbane until a dual track line was constructed from Dutton Park to South Brisbane opposite the Victoria Bridge opening in 1891.

The railway originally approximately paralleled Fairfield Road between Dutton Park and Yeronga. Following the 1893 Brisbane flood, the Fairfield Deviation realigned the route above the flood level onto the current alignment. The line from Dutton Park to Yeerongpilly was duplicated at the same time.

The standard gauge line from Sydney which opened in 1930 was built parallel to the line from Salisbury to South Brisbane.

The section from Yeerongpilly to Kuraby was duplicated between 1950 and 1952.

With increasing popularity of the motor car, the South Coast line was closed beyond Beenleigh in 1964.

The opening of the Merivale Bridge in 1978 connected the Beenleigh (and Cleveland) line to the Brisbane CBD, and the line was electrified in 1982. The Merivale Bridge was converted to dual gauge in 1986 and standard gauge passenger trains now terminate at Roma St.

The Gold Coast line was progressively rebuilt on a new alignment south of Beenleigh from 1996. The section from Kuraby to Beenleigh was duplicated in association with the re-establishment of the Gold Coast line in 1995. The standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge and electrified at the same time, creating a third track as far as Salisbury. The third track was later extended from Salisbury to Kuraby in 2008.

Network and operations

Services

Most services stop at all stations to Roma Street railway station. The typical travel time between Beenleigh and Brisbane City is approximately 59 minutes (to Central). The line will use Cross River Rail once the project is completed, stopping at three new stations in Brisbane's inner city.

Passengers for/from the Gold Coast line change at either South Bank, Altandi, Loganlea or Beenleigh; Cleveland line change at Boggo Road; Ipswich and Rosewood lines at Roma Street; and all other lines at Central.

Stations

Station	Image	Suburb	Opened	Terrain	Time
Roma Street		Brisbane	14 June 1875	Ground level	0
South Brisbane		South Brisbane	1884	Elevated	5
South Bank		South Brisbane	21 December 1893	Elevated	7
Boggo Road		Dutton Park	21 December 1891	Ground level	10
Dutton Park		Dutton Park	1884	Ground level	12
Fairfield		Fairfield	1885	Ground level	14
Yeronga		Yeronga	1885	Ground level	16
Yeerongpilly		Yeerongpilly	1884	Ground level	18
Moorooka		Moorooka	1887	Ground level	20
Rocklea		Rocklea	1885	Ground level	22
Salisbury		Salisbury	1885	Ground level	24
Coopers Plains		Coopers Plains	1885	Ground level	27
Banoon		Sunnybank	1950	Ground level	29
Sunnybank		Sunnybank	1885	Ground level	31
Altandi		Sunnybank	1885	Ground level	34
Runcorn		Runcorn	1885	Ground level	36
Fruitgrove		Runcorn	1935	Ground level	37
Kuraby		Kuraby	1935	Ground level	39
Trinder Park		Woodridge	1968	Ground level	44
Woodridge		Woodridge	1885	Ground level	46
Kingston		Kingston	1885	Ground level	50
Loganlea		Loganlea	1885	Ground level	52
Bethania		Bethania	1885	Ground level	56
Edens Landing		Edens Landing	25 January 1986	Ground level	58
Holmview		Beenleigh	1885	Ground level	61
Beenleigh		Beenleigh	27 July 1885	Elevated	64

External links

• Queensland Rail
• "South East Queensland Train Network Map" (PDF). Translink. 1 May 2020.