Bethania railway station
Bethania railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Bethania in the City of Logan. Immediately south of the station, the Beaudesert line branches off.
Bethania | |||||||||||
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Southbound view from Platform 1 in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Bethania | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°41′18″S 153°09′31″E / 27.6884°S 153.1585°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Beenleigh Beaudesert | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.19 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 89 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600232 (platform 1) 600233 (platform 2) 600234 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Translink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 1885 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bethania Junction | ||||||||||
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History edit
Bethania station opened in July 1885 as Kara Kara. In September that year, it became a junction station when the Beaudesert railway line opened and was renamed Bethania Junction. It resumed its original name in 1943. Refreshment rooms opened in 1908 and closed in 1964.[1][2] On 21 April 1992, a third platform opened as part of the duplication of the line.[3] As part of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project, the station will receive level crossing removals.[4]
Services edit
Bethania station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[5]
Services by platform edit
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [6] |
| 2 | Beenleigh | Beenleigh | [7] |
| 3 | Beenleigh | Ferny Grove | 2 morning peak services only[8] |
References edit
- ^ "Bethania". Queensland Places. from the original on 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Bethania". Logan City Council. from the original on 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
- ^ "Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (Department of Transport and Main Roads)". sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Bethania Platform 1". TransLink.
- ^ "Bethania Platform 2". TransLink.
- ^ "Bethania Platform 3". TransLink.
External links edit
- Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Bethania station Translink travel information