Originally known as the Logan railway line, the line opened to Loganlea in April 1885[1][2] 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 St, South Brisbane until a dual track line was constructed from Dutton Park to South Brisbane opposite the Victoria Bridge opening in 1891.[3]
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.[4] The line from Dutton Park to Yeerongpilly was duplicated at the same time.
The standard gauge line from Sydney, NSW 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.[5]
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.
Line guide and servicesedit
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). From 2025 the line will utilize Cross River Rail and stop at the three new stations in the inner city.[6]
Beenleigh line services typically continue as Ferny Grove line services.
Passengers for/from the Gold Coast line change at either South Bank, Altandi, Loganlea or Beenleigh; Cleveland line change at Park Road; Ipswich and Rosewood lines at Roma Street; and all other lines at Central.
Galleryedit
Passengers, leaving the New South Wales Railways carriage on the right side, transferring to a Queensland train on the left at Clapham Junction, Moorooka, probably during WW2
First train to Sydney passing Fairfield, 1930
NSWR loco 8025 and another haul the Sydney bound 'Brisbane Limited' past the former Gloucester Road station site, 1987
QR loco 2400 hauls an empty Sunlander consist through Yeronga station (in order to turn the train), 1987. The station has since been replaced with a brick structure
NSWR loco 44216 and another haul the northbound 'Brisbane Limited' across the Corinda line at Yeerongpilly, 1987
QR loco 2493 hauls a short container train across the Standard Gauge line to Sydney at Yeerongpilly station, 1987. Note the Standard Gauge loco shed in the background
QR EMU unit 07 in original colour scheme on a Beenleigh bound train at Rocklea, ca.1987. Note the dual gauge rail on the third line
Referencesedit
^"THE MINISTER FOR WORKS AT LOGANLEA". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXIX, no. 8, 501. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^. ourbrisbane.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
^Armstrong, J. & Kerr, J. 'Destination South Brisbane' ARHS 1978
^"THE FAIRFIELD DEVIATION". The Brisbane Courier. 7 August 1895.
^Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990
^Stone, Lucy (2 August 2022). "Gold Coast, Beenleigh rail users face major changes as Brisbane's Cross River Rail network is revealed". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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The Beenleigh railway line is a suburban railway line extending 40 1 km from Park Road railway station to Beenleigh railway station It is part of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network Beenleigh lineQR SMU 239 arriving at South Brisbane railway station bound for BeenleighOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerQueensland RailTerminiPark RoadBeenleighStations22Websitequeenslandrail com auServiceTypeCommuter railServices8Route numberBDVL BNBD BRBN BRVL DBBN FGBN VLBR VLDBOperator s Queensland RailTechnicalLine length41 595 km 25 846 mi Track length41 595 km 25 846 mi Number of tracksTriple to Kuraby double to Beenleigh Track gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Electrification1982 1984 vteBeenleigh railway line Legend km other QR City services Exhibition line 2 7 Bowen Hills 1 3 Fortitude Valley 0 0 Central 0 8 Roma Street Exhibition line Ipswich Rosewoodand Springfield lines Pacific Motorway Brisbane River 2 6 South Brisbane 3 5 South Bank 4 3 Gloucester Street 5 1 Park Road Port of Brisbane line standard gauge flyover Wooloongabba Branch Cleveland line QR Services Depot 5 9 Dutton Park Fairfield original 7 1 Fairfield 8 5 Yeronga 9 3 Yeerongpilly Zone 12 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 Interstate line to Sydneyfreight line to Brisbane MUT 15 2 Coopers Plains 16 7 Banoon 17 6 Sunnybank 18 6 Altandi 19 8 Runcorn 20 0 Tarragun 21 2 Fruitgrove Gateway Motorway 22 5 Kuraby 25 8 Trinder Park 26 8 Woodridge 29 5 Kingston Zone 23 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 34 South Coast line 1889 1964 Gold Coast line 1996 present Contents 1 History 2 Line guide and services 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFurther information Rail transport in Queensland Originally known as the Logan railway line the line opened to Loganlea in April 1885 1 2 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 St South Brisbane until a dual track line was constructed from Dutton Park to South Brisbane opposite the Victoria Bridge opening in 1891 3 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 4 The line from Dutton Park to Yeerongpilly was duplicated at the same time The standard gauge line from Sydney NSW 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 5 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 Line guide and services editMost 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 From 2025 the line will utilize Cross River Rail and stop at the three new stations in the inner city 6 Beenleigh line services typically continue as Ferny Grove line services Passengers for from the Gold Coast line change at either South Bank Altandi Loganlea or Beenleigh Cleveland line change at Park Road Ipswich and Rosewood lines at Roma Street and all other lines at Central Gallery edit nbsp Passengers leaving the New South Wales Railways carriage on the right side transferring to a Queensland train on the left at Clapham Junction Moorooka probably during WW2 nbsp First train to Sydney passing Fairfield 1930 nbsp NSWR loco 8025 and another haul the Sydney bound Brisbane Limited past the former Gloucester Road station site 1987 nbsp Fairfield railway station 2012 nbsp QR loco 2400 hauls an empty Sunlander consist through Yeronga station in order to turn the train 1987 The station has since been replaced with a brick structure nbsp NSWR loco 44216 and another haul the northbound Brisbane Limited across the Corinda line at Yeerongpilly 1987 nbsp QR loco 2493 hauls a short container train across the Standard Gauge line to Sydney at Yeerongpilly station 1987 Note the Standard Gauge loco shed in the background nbsp QR EMU unit 07 in original colour scheme on a Beenleigh bound train at Rocklea ca 1987 Note the dual gauge rail on the third lineReferences edit THE MINISTER FOR WORKS AT LOGANLEA The Brisbane Courier Vol XXXIX no 8 501 Queensland Australia 9 April 1885 p 5 Retrieved 1 September 2020 via National Library of Australia Brisbane Suburb Mount Gravatt History of Mount Gravatt ourbrisbane com 2000 Archived from the original on 21 January 2008 Retrieved 3 March 2008 Armstrong J amp Kerr J Destination South Brisbane ARHS 1978 THE FAIRFIELD DEVIATION The Brisbane Courier 7 August 1895 Kerr J Triumph of Narrow Gauge Boolarong Publications 1990 Stone Lucy 2 August 2022 Gold Coast Beenleigh rail users face major changes as Brisbane s Cross River Rail network is revealed ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 4 August 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beenleigh railway line Queensland Rail South East Queensland Train Network Map PDF Translink 1 May 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