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Holmview railway station
Holmview railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. Despite the name, it is one of two stations serving the Logan suburb of Beenleigh, the other being Beenleigh station.
Holmview | |||||||||||
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Southbound view in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Spanns Road, Beenleigh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°42′34″S 153°11′15″E / 27.7095°S 153.1875°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Beenleigh | ||||||||||
| Distance | 39.09 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 66 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed morning peak | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600237 (platform 1) 600238 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1885 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Holme View | ||||||||||
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History edit
Holmview station opened in 1885 as Holme View.[1] It was named Holme View because it had a view of the Loganholme area.[2] The station was renamed Holmview shortly afterwards. On 21 April 1992, a second platform opened as part of the duplication of the line.[3]
Services edit
Holmview station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[4]
Services by platform edit
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Beenleigh | Beenleigh | [5] |
| 2 | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [6] |
References edit
- ^ Howells, Mary (2003). Logan River Tinnie Trail. Logan City Council. p. 83. ISBN 0975051903.
- ^ "Opening of the railway to Beenleigh". The Brisbane Courier. QLD. 27 July 1885. p. 5. from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
- ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Holmview Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Holmview Platform 2 TransLink
External links edit
- Media related to Holmview railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Queensland Rail
- Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Holmview station Translink travel information