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Redcliffe Peninsula railway line

The Redcliffe Peninsula line is a 12 km (7.5 mi) stretch of heavy gauge dual-track railway between Petrie and Kippa-Ring on the Redcliffe peninsula in Queensland, Australia.[2] The new line is part of Queensland Rail's City suburban network, branching from the North Coast line. It starts 200 metres (656 ft) north of Petrie railway station, extending from (27.5 km (17.1 mi) to 40.1 km (24.9 mi) north of Central railway station).

Redcliffe Peninsula line
Overview
StatusOpen
OwnerQueensland Rail (from 2019)[1]
LocaleMurrumba Downs, Queensland, Australia
Termini
  • Petrie Station
  • Kippa Ring Station
Stations6
Colour on mapLight Blue
Websitequeenslandrail.com.au
Service
TypeCommuter Rail
Operator(s)Queensland Rail
History
Opened4 October 2016
Technical
Line length13 km (8.1 mi)
Number of tracksQuadruple to Northgate, triple to Petrie, double track to Kippa Ring.
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification2016
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Mango Hill Station under construction (March 2015)
Kippa Ring Station under construction, project sign

The line has six stations: Kallangur, Murrumba Downs, Mango Hill, Mango Hill East (previously called Kinsellas Road), Rothwell and Kippa-Ring. Funding for the project consisted of $742 million from the Commonwealth Government, $300 million from the Queensland Government (plus another $120 million for land) and $105 million from the Moreton Bay Regional Council.[2]

The line was officially opened on 3 October 2016, about 130 years after it was first proposed.[3] The first train to depart from Kippa-Ring was SMU 285 and 295, with the Prime Minister, Queensland Premier and the first train ballot winners on board.

Early history edit

A rail line to Redcliffe was first proposed in 1895 when the Queensland Government's Minister for Railways, the Hon. Robert Philp, considered three proposals, preferring a route via North Pine (Petrie).[4] In more recent times, the route for a Redcliffe railway was identified in the 1970s, and the required land was purchased and preserved as a transport corridor by the state government in the 1980s.[5] The issue of the proposed railway line seemed to be a recurrent theme during state elections, leading to scepticism the line would ever be constructed.[citation needed]

Petrie to Kippa-Ring Public Transport Corridor Study edit

In 1999, the newly elected state government commissioned an investigative study into the transport corridor between Petrie to Kippa-Ring,[6] conducted by GHD Group. Key components under investigation included the mode of transport, the route and location of stations, future public transport usage, and the timing of construction.[7]

The study was conducted in two parts. The first was completed in June 2000. It aimed to meet the state government's obligations to identify or forgo rights to a transport corridor running through the North Lakes residential development. This first stage was to decide on the preferred mode of transport, the viability of public transport along the corridor, and the preferred alignment of the corridor.[5] Four modes of transport were investigated: heavy rail, buses or a busway, light rail, and monorail. It was decided that heavy rail was the preferred mode of transport along the existing preserved corridor as it was the only option to give an acceptable level of economic efficiency. The study found that heavy rail had a benefit-cost ratio of 1.46, and would generate the highest levels of patronage due to its integration into the existing Citytrain network, requiring no change mode.[5]

The second part of the study was completed in October 2003. It looked at the route of the corridor between Petrie railway station and Kallangur railway station at Goodfellows Road. The original, preserved route was recommended.[5]

 
Kippa Ring Station

On 17 December 2001, the Minister for Transport announced public transport improvements between Petrie and Kippa-Ring, planned as part of a staged development of a new rail line in the area,[8] following the release of the recommendations of the draft report of the Petrie to Kippa-Ring Public Transport Corridor Study. The Minister also said that the government was investigating private sector involvement in the construction of the project.[8] On 11 July 2003, the Minister said that the government had not made a commitment on the proposed line, and that it may not go ahead because interest from the private sector in the project was negligible.[9] This was at a time when similar passenger rail public-private partnerships such as the Airtrain to the Brisbane Airport and Airport Link to Sydney Airport were faltering.[10][11]

In June 2004, Queensland Transport released the Petrie to Kippa-Ring Public Transport Corridor Study's Impact Assessment Study. It claimed that the Impact Assessment Study only looked at costs of the Petrie to Kippa-Ring corridor, and did not take into account commercial-in-confidence costs involved in operating the trains, integrating the services with the rest of the Citytrain network, higher maintenance costs, and the costs of increasing capacity between the Brisbane central business district and Petrie. Based on these higher costs, Queensland Transport deemed the construction of the railway by 2007 could not be justified. The report also said possible savings from a public-private partnership were small and would not provide value for money. Queensland Transport said that it would preserve the corridor until it was required.[12] On 15 June 2004 the government announced $3 million for improving existing bus services along the corridor between Kippa-Ring (Redcliffe) and Petrie "in the short to medium term". However, it again announced the continuing preservation of the reserved corridor for future public transport use.[13]

Recent history edit

 
Site of Kippa-Ring railway station prior to construction.

Frustrated by a lack of action by the Government, the Redcliffe City Council (now Moreton Bay City Council) unanimously moved on 4 July 2005 to support a campaign to have the Petrie to Kippa-Ring railway built, and to write to the Minister for Transport to express concern over the decision to not proceed with its construction.[14] In 2007, the Pine Rivers Shire Council (now a part of Moreton Bay City Council, along with Redcliffe City Council) purchased the old Tulip Town shopping centre land at Kallangur for $6 million, with the potential for it to be used with the proposed Kippa-Ring railway line.[15] The site is nearby, but not immediately adjacent to, the location of Murrumba Downs railway station. On 11 August 2008, the then state member for Murrumba whose electorate the proposed line would through, said that there were no plans to construct the railway in the foreseeable future.[16]

The South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031, released in December 2008, identified the preserved corridor in its Transport Infrastructure Network Plan as a "quality rapid transit route".[17] During the 2009 Queensland state election, the then opposition party promised to start the construction of the line in its first term if it was elected, with the first stage of the line from Petrie to Mango Hill commissioned in 2014, and completed to Kippa-Ring by 2016.[18] However, the incumbent government was subsequently returned to power.[19]

During the 2010 federal election, then Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the Kippa-Ring railway line would be fast-tracked, with the project to be complete by 2016 at a cost of $1.15 billion.[20] On 3 December 2010, the funding agreement for the project was formalised, after being announced the day before. The agreement was signed by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Moreton Bay mayor Allan Sutherland.[21]

The Department of Transport and Main Roads held an industry briefing in Brisbane on 17 August 2012 to provide an update on the Moreton Bay Rail Link Project (MBRL).[citation needed] The Request for Proposal was advertised on 24 August 2012 with responses closing on 21 September 2012. The procurement process to select a single design-and-construct contractor utilised a modified Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) process.[citation needed]

On 1 August 2013,[22] Thiess Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Leighton Holdings (with designers Aurecon, AECOM and geotechnical subcontractor Golder Associates) was awarded the $650 million contract for the design and construction of the new rail line. Thiess was part of the Trackstar team building the 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi) Moreton Bay rail link.

On 30 May 2016, The Queensland Government announced[23] that the rail link had been delayed indefinitely from its original mid-late 2016 opening period, due to signalling system faults that had been detected at Petrie, where the new line met the existing rail system. Testing indicated that the signalling system in its current configuration was unable to handle all the simultaneous rail movements at the junction, and would cause train delays right across the entire QR City Network.[24]

On 31 August 2016, the Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe announced in Parliament that the Moreton Bay Rail Link would open on 4 October 2016, with an open day the day before.[25]

A shortage of drivers owing to the increased requirements created by the new line resulted in mass cancellations of services across the Brisbane rail network, with over 100 cancelled on 21 October.[26] After an admission of fault, Queensland Rail CEO Helen Gluer resigned over the debacle, as did the chairman Michael Klug.[27] In February 2017, a commission of inquiry found that passengers were faced with train cancellations until at least the end of 2018, because no new drivers out of 200 promised had yet been fully trained. The commission also reported that QR management had not told Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe or Treasurer Curtis Pitt about how bad the problem was. Hinchliffe resigned as minister, despite the inquiry not attributing any blame to him, finding that the difficulties were a result of structural and cultural problems within Queensland Rail.[28][29]

Since completion the infrastructure has been owned by the Department of Transport and Main Roads but was transferred to Queensland Rail in 2019.[1]

Timeline edit

 
Mango Hill railway station, 2016

Milestones:[30]

  • 2003 – Petrie to Kippa-Ring Public Transport Corridor Study completed, provided the foundation for the current project design
  • July 2010 – Funding agreement signed between local, state and commonwealth government
  • January 2012 – Design of six new stations begins
  • July 2012 – Construction on Kinsellas Road East bridge begins after construction contract awarded to McIlwain Civil Contractors
  • 24 August 2012 – Tender process for rail design and construction begins with the release of a Request for Proposals
  • April 2013 – Kinsellas Road East bridge completed and open to traffic
  • Mid 2013 – Concept designs for six new stations available
  • 1 August 2013 – Contract awarded to Thiess to design and construct the Moreton Bay Rail Link Project
  • Late 2013 – Construction begins on the Dohles Rocks Road and Goodfellows Road bridges at Kallangur
  • September 2013 – Pre-construction activities begin, including boundary fencing and surveying of utilities and properties
  • Early 2014 – Rail corridor construction works begin (embankment, track, structures and stations)
  • June 2014 – Construction of rail bridges over the Bruce Highway starts
  • March 2015 – Major earthworks including track foundation complete, and laying of ballast and track begins.
  •  
    Mango Hill East Station
    January 2016 – Construction nearly complete. Electric current switched on, and testing of track, overhead wires, train signalling and train stabling yard begins.
  • May 2016 – Queensland Rail advised TMR that the signalling is unsafe for handling required number of trains, and the Minister announces a delay in the completion of project.
  • May 2016 – QR staff reported as advising that the platform at Petrie is misaligned and trains are scraping the edge as they pass through the station. There is no official confirmation of this.[citation needed]
  • 3 October 2016 – Redcliffe Peninsula Line declared open by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Moreton Bay Mayor Allan Sutherland, with Moreton Bay residents enjoying free shuttle trains between stations and community events at each station.
  • 4 October 2016 – Redcliffe Peninsula line opened to passengers

Line guide and services edit

Most services to and/from Kippa-Ring continue on to the Springfield line. Redcliffe Peninsula services run express between Northgate and Bowen Hills, stopping only at Eagle Junction. The typical travel time between Kippa-Ring and Brisbane City is approximately 56 minutes (to Central).[31]

Passengers for/from the Caboolture and Nambour and Gympie North lines change at Petrie, Shorncliffe line at Northgate, Airport and Doomben lines at Eagle Junction, Ferny Grove line at Bowen Hills, and all other lines at Central.

Redcliffe Peninsula line
showing distance from Central and ticket zone
km
 
 
 
 
0.8
Roma Street
(1)
 
 
0.0
Central
(1)
 
 
1.3
Fortitude Valley
(1)
 
2.7
Bowen Hills
(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Express stops
 
 
 
 
4.5
Albion
(1)
 
5.6
Wooloowin
(1)
 
6.5
Eagle Junction
(1)
 
 
 
 
Junction Road
 
 
 
 
Express stops
 
 
 
 
7.8
Toombul
(1)
 
 
Sandgate Road
 
8.7
Nundah
(1)
 
9.9
Northgate
(1/2)
 
 
 
 
Sandgate Road
 
11.2
Virginia
(2)
 
12.4
Sunshine
(2)
 
13.4
Geebung
(2)
 
 
Robinson Road West
 
 
Murphy Road
 
14.9
Zillmere
(2)
 
16.6
Carseldine
(2)
 
 
Linkfield Road
 
 
Gympie Arterial Road
 
20.0
Bald Hills
(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Pine Road
 
22.4
Strathpine
(2)
 
23.8
Bray Park
(2)
 
25.8
Lawnton
(2/3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
27.4
Petrie
(3)
 
 
 
30.2
Kallangur
(3)
 
31.5
Murrumba Downs
(3)
 
 
 
33.3
Mango Hill
(3)
 
34.9
Mango Hill East
(3)
 
 
36.5
Rothwell
(3)
 
40.0
Kippa-Ring
(3)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Budget Strategy and Outlook Budget Paper No.2 (PDF). Queensland Government. 2018. p. 122. (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b . Queensland Government. 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  3. ^ Schwarten, Evan. "Brisbane rail link opens 130 years late". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Australian Associated Press. from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Railway to Redcliffe". The Telegraph (Brisbane). No. 7, 037. Queensland, Australia. 8 May 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ a b c d GHD Pty Ltd (October 2003). (PDF). Queensland Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "BUDGET BRIEFS" (Press release). Government of Queensland. 15 September 1999. from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Public transport corridor information days to assist residents" (Press release). Government of Queensland. 24 March 2000. from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Petrie to Kippa-Ring Rail Corridor" (Press release). Government of Queensland. 17 December 2001. from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Rail may not be an option for Petrie to Kippa-Ring" (Press release). Government of Queensland. 11 July 2003. from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Talks underway over future of private Airtrain operation". Australian Associated Press. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2009.[dead link]
  11. ^ Bissett, Kelvin (18 December 2006). "Fast rail plan for Sydney". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  12. ^ (PDF). Queensland Transport. June 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "$3M FOR PETRIE TO KIPPA-RING PUBLIC TRANSPORT CORRIDOR" (Press release). Government of Queensland. 15 June 2004. from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  14. ^ . General Purposes Committee Meeting. Redcliffe City Council. 4 July 2005. Archived from the original (DOC) on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  15. ^ Dowling, Bernie (21 November 2007). . Pine Rivers Press. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  16. ^ . Redcliffe and Bayside Herald. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  17. ^ (PDF). Government of Queensland. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ^ Valentine, Alyce (28 February 2009). . The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  19. ^ "Queensland elects female premier". BBC News Online. 21 March 2009. from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  20. ^ Balogh, Stefanie (27 July 2010). "Gillard fast-tracks the $1.15 billion Redcliffe rail connection linking Petrie to Kippa-Ring". The Courier Mail. from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  21. ^ Moore, Tony (3 December 2010). "Moreton Bay Rail Link remains on track". The Brisbane Times (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  22. ^ AAP (1 August 2013). "Thiess to lead Brisbane rail project". The Australian. from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  23. ^ "Statement on Moreton Bay Rail Link Project" (Text). Minister for Transport. 30 May 2016. from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Signalling faults delay Moreton Bay Rail Link" (Text). ABC News. 30 May 2016. from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Qld's Moreton Bay rail to open in October" (Text). News.com.au. 31 August 2016. from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  26. ^ "Queensland Rail apologises over train cancellations" (Text). ABC News. 21 October 2016. from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  27. ^ "Former QR boss Helen Gluer receives almost $160000 payout" (Text). ABC News. 1 November 2016. from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  28. ^ Templeton, Anthony; Vogler, Sarah (6 February 2017). "Queensland rail report warns of cancellations, risk to Gold Coast Commonwealth Games". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  29. ^ Templeton, Anthony; Vogler, Sarah (6 February 2017). "Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe resigns". The Courier Mail. from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  30. ^ . Moreton Bay Rail Link. Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  31. ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.

External links edit

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

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The Redcliffe Peninsula line is a 12 km 7 5 mi stretch of heavy gauge dual track railway between Petrie and Kippa Ring on the Redcliffe peninsula in Queensland Australia 2 The new line is part of Queensland Rail s City suburban network branching from the North Coast line It starts 200 metres 656 ft north of Petrie railway station extending from 27 5 km 17 1 mi to 40 1 km 24 9 mi north of Central railway station Redcliffe Peninsula lineOverviewStatusOpenOwnerQueensland Rail from 2019 1 LocaleMurrumba Downs Queensland AustraliaTerminiPetrie StationKippa Ring StationStations6Colour on mapLight BlueWebsitequeenslandrail com auServiceTypeCommuter RailOperator s Queensland RailHistoryOpened4 October 2016TechnicalLine length13 km 8 1 mi Number of tracksQuadruple to Northgate triple to Petrie double track to Kippa Ring Track gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Electrification2016Operating speed100 km h 62 mph Mango Hill Station under construction March 2015 Kippa Ring Station under construction project sign The line has six stations Kallangur Murrumba Downs Mango Hill Mango Hill East previously called Kinsellas Road Rothwell and Kippa Ring Funding for the project consisted of 742 million from the Commonwealth Government 300 million from the Queensland Government plus another 120 million for land and 105 million from the Moreton Bay Regional Council 2 The line was officially opened on 3 October 2016 about 130 years after it was first proposed 3 The first train to depart from Kippa Ring was SMU 285 and 295 with the Prime Minister Queensland Premier and the first train ballot winners on board Contents 1 Early history 2 Petrie to Kippa Ring Public Transport Corridor Study 3 Recent history 4 Timeline 5 Line guide and services 6 References 7 External linksEarly history editA rail line to Redcliffe was first proposed in 1895 when the Queensland Government s Minister for Railways the Hon Robert Philp considered three proposals preferring a route via North Pine Petrie 4 In more recent times the route for a Redcliffe railway was identified in the 1970s and the required land was purchased and preserved as a transport corridor by the state government in the 1980s 5 The issue of the proposed railway line seemed to be a recurrent theme during state elections leading to scepticism the line would ever be constructed citation needed Petrie to Kippa Ring Public Transport Corridor Study editIn 1999 the newly elected state government commissioned an investigative study into the transport corridor between Petrie to Kippa Ring 6 conducted by GHD Group Key components under investigation included the mode of transport the route and location of stations future public transport usage and the timing of construction 7 The study was conducted in two parts The first was completed in June 2000 It aimed to meet the state government s obligations to identify or forgo rights to a transport corridor running through the North Lakes residential development This first stage was to decide on the preferred mode of transport the viability of public transport along the corridor and the preferred alignment of the corridor 5 Four modes of transport were investigated heavy rail buses or a busway light rail and monorail It was decided that heavy rail was the preferred mode of transport along the existing preserved corridor as it was the only option to give an acceptable level of economic efficiency The study found that heavy rail had a benefit cost ratio of 1 46 and would generate the highest levels of patronage due to its integration into the existing Citytrain network requiring no change mode 5 The second part of the study was completed in October 2003 It looked at the route of the corridor between Petrie railway station and Kallangur railway station at Goodfellows Road The original preserved route was recommended 5 nbsp Kippa Ring Station On 17 December 2001 the Minister for Transport announced public transport improvements between Petrie and Kippa Ring planned as part of a staged development of a new rail line in the area 8 following the release of the recommendations of the draft report of the Petrie to Kippa Ring Public Transport Corridor Study The Minister also said that the government was investigating private sector involvement in the construction of the project 8 On 11 July 2003 the Minister said that the government had not made a commitment on the proposed line and that it may not go ahead because interest from the private sector in the project was negligible 9 This was at a time when similar passenger rail public private partnerships such as the Airtrain to the Brisbane Airport and Airport Link to Sydney Airport were faltering 10 11 In June 2004 Queensland Transport released the Petrie to Kippa Ring Public Transport Corridor Study s Impact Assessment Study It claimed that the Impact Assessment Study only looked at costs of the Petrie to Kippa Ring corridor and did not take into account commercial in confidence costs involved in operating the trains integrating the services with the rest of the Citytrain network higher maintenance costs and the costs of increasing capacity between the Brisbane central business district and Petrie Based on these higher costs Queensland Transport deemed the construction of the railway by 2007 could not be justified The report also said possible savings from a public private partnership were small and would not provide value for money Queensland Transport said that it would preserve the corridor until it was required 12 On 15 June 2004 the government announced 3 million for improving existing bus services along the corridor between Kippa Ring Redcliffe and Petrie in the short to medium term However it again announced the continuing preservation of the reserved corridor for future public transport use 13 Recent history edit nbsp Site of Kippa Ring railway station prior to construction Frustrated by a lack of action by the Government the Redcliffe City Council now Moreton Bay City Council unanimously moved on 4 July 2005 to support a campaign to have the Petrie to Kippa Ring railway built and to write to the Minister for Transport to express concern over the decision to not proceed with its construction 14 In 2007 the Pine Rivers Shire Council now a part of Moreton Bay City Council along with Redcliffe City Council purchased the old Tulip Town shopping centre land at Kallangur for 6 million with the potential for it to be used with the proposed Kippa Ring railway line 15 The site is nearby but not immediately adjacent to the location of Murrumba Downs railway station On 11 August 2008 the then state member for Murrumba whose electorate the proposed line would through said that there were no plans to construct the railway in the foreseeable future 16 The South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009 2031 released in December 2008 identified the preserved corridor in its Transport Infrastructure Network Plan as a quality rapid transit route 17 During the 2009 Queensland state election the then opposition party promised to start the construction of the line in its first term if it was elected with the first stage of the line from Petrie to Mango Hill commissioned in 2014 and completed to Kippa Ring by 2016 18 However the incumbent government was subsequently returned to power 19 During the 2010 federal election then Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the Kippa Ring railway line would be fast tracked with the project to be complete by 2016 at a cost of 1 15 billion 20 On 3 December 2010 the funding agreement for the project was formalised after being announced the day before The agreement was signed by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Moreton Bay mayor Allan Sutherland 21 The Department of Transport and Main Roads held an industry briefing in Brisbane on 17 August 2012 to provide an update on the Moreton Bay Rail Link Project MBRL citation needed The Request for Proposal was advertised on 24 August 2012 with responses closing on 21 September 2012 The procurement process to select a single design and construct contractor utilised a modified Early Contractor Involvement ECI process citation needed On 1 August 2013 22 Thiess Pty Ltd a subsidiary of Leighton Holdings with designers Aurecon AECOM and geotechnical subcontractor Golder Associates was awarded the 650 million contract for the design and construction of the new rail line Thiess was part of the Trackstar team building the 12 6 kilometres 7 8 mi Moreton Bay rail link On 30 May 2016 The Queensland Government announced 23 that the rail link had been delayed indefinitely from its original mid late 2016 opening period due to signalling system faults that had been detected at Petrie where the new line met the existing rail system Testing indicated that the signalling system in its current configuration was unable to handle all the simultaneous rail movements at the junction and would cause train delays right across the entire QR City Network 24 On 31 August 2016 the Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe announced in Parliament that the Moreton Bay Rail Link would open on 4 October 2016 with an open day the day before 25 A shortage of drivers owing to the increased requirements created by the new line resulted in mass cancellations of services across the Brisbane rail network with over 100 cancelled on 21 October 26 After an admission of fault Queensland Rail CEO Helen Gluer resigned over the debacle as did the chairman Michael Klug 27 In February 2017 a commission of inquiry found that passengers were faced with train cancellations until at least the end of 2018 because no new drivers out of 200 promised had yet been fully trained The commission also reported that QR management had not told Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe or Treasurer Curtis Pitt about how bad the problem was Hinchliffe resigned as minister despite the inquiry not attributing any blame to him finding that the difficulties were a result of structural and cultural problems within Queensland Rail 28 29 Since completion the infrastructure has been owned by the Department of Transport and Main Roads but was transferred to Queensland Rail in 2019 1 Timeline edit nbsp Mango Hill railway station 2016 Milestones 30 2003 Petrie to Kippa Ring Public Transport Corridor Study completed provided the foundation for the current project design July 2010 Funding agreement signed between local state and commonwealth government January 2012 Design of six new stations begins July 2012 Construction on Kinsellas Road East bridge begins after construction contract awarded to McIlwain Civil Contractors 24 August 2012 Tender process for rail design and construction begins with the release of a Request for Proposals April 2013 Kinsellas Road East bridge completed and open to traffic Mid 2013 Concept designs for six new stations available 1 August 2013 Contract awarded to Thiess to design and construct the Moreton Bay Rail Link Project Late 2013 Construction begins on the Dohles Rocks Road and Goodfellows Road bridges at Kallangur September 2013 Pre construction activities begin including boundary fencing and surveying of utilities and properties Early 2014 Rail corridor construction works begin embankment track structures and stations June 2014 Construction of rail bridges over the Bruce Highway starts March 2015 Major earthworks including track foundation complete and laying of ballast and track begins nbsp Mango Hill East StationJanuary 2016 Construction nearly complete Electric current switched on and testing of track overhead wires train signalling and train stabling yard begins May 2016 Queensland Rail advised TMR that the signalling is unsafe for handling required number of trains and the Minister announces a delay in the completion of project May 2016 QR staff reported as advising that the platform at Petrie is misaligned and trains are scraping the edge as they pass through the station There is no official confirmation of this citation needed 3 October 2016 Redcliffe Peninsula Line declared open by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Moreton Bay Mayor Allan Sutherland with Moreton Bay residents enjoying free shuttle trains between stations and community events at each station 4 October 2016 Redcliffe Peninsula line opened to passengersLine guide and services editMost services to and from Kippa Ring continue on to the Springfield line Redcliffe Peninsula services run express between Northgate and Bowen Hills stopping only at Eagle Junction The typical travel time between Kippa Ring and Brisbane City is approximately 56 minutes to Central 31 Passengers for from the Caboolture and Nambour and Gympie North lines change at Petrie Shorncliffe line at Northgate Airport and Doomben lines at Eagle Junction Ferny Grove line at Bowen Hills and all other lines at Central vteRedcliffe Peninsula lineshowing distance from Central and ticket zone km nbsp Beenleigh Cleveland Gold Coast Ipswich Rosewood and Springfield lines nbsp nbsp Exhibition line nbsp 0 8 Roma Street 1 nbsp nbsp 0 0 Central 1 nbsp nbsp 1 3 Fortitude Valley 1 nbsp 2 7 Bowen Hills 1 nbsp nbsp Inner City Bypass nbsp nbsp Exhibition line nbsp nbsp nbsp Ferny Grove line nbsp nbsp Express stops nbsp nbsp nbsp Breakfast Creek nbsp 4 5 Albion 1 nbsp 5 6 Wooloowin 1 nbsp 6 5 Eagle Junction 1 nbsp nbsp Doomben line nbsp nbsp Junction Road nbsp nbsp Airport line nbsp nbsp Express stops nbsp nbsp nbsp Schulz Canal nbsp 7 8 Toombul 1 nbsp nbsp Sandgate Road nbsp 8 7 Nundah 1 nbsp 9 9 Northgate 1 2 nbsp nbsp Shorncliffe line nbsp nbsp Sandgate Road nbsp 11 2 Virginia 2 nbsp 12 4 Sunshine 2 nbsp 13 4 Geebung 2 nbsp nbsp Robinson Road West nbsp nbsp Murphy Road nbsp 14 9 Zillmere 2 nbsp 16 6 Carseldine 2 nbsp nbsp Linkfield Road nbsp nbsp Gympie Arterial Road nbsp 20 0 Bald Hills 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp South Pine River nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp South Pine Road nbsp 22 4 Strathpine 2 nbsp 23 8 Bray Park 2 nbsp 25 8 Lawnton 2 3 nbsp nbsp nbsp North Pine River nbsp nbsp Gympie Road nbsp 27 4 Petrie 3 nbsp nbsp Caboolture Sunshine Coast lines nbsp 30 2 Kallangur 3 nbsp 31 5 Murrumba Downs 3 nbsp nbsp Bruce Highway nbsp 33 3 Mango Hill 3 nbsp 34 9 Mango Hill East 3 nbsp Saltwater Creek nbsp 36 5 Rothwell 3 nbsp 40 0 Kippa Ring 3 References edit a b Budget Strategy and Outlook Budget Paper No 2 PDF Queensland Government 2018 p 122 Archived PDF from the original on 12 June 2018 Retrieved 12 June 2018 a b Moreton Bay Rail Link Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland Government 15 November 2010 Archived from the original on 20 February 2011 Retrieved 24 November 2010 Schwarten Evan Brisbane rail link opens 130 years late News com au News Corp Australia Australian Associated Press Archived from the original on 4 October 2016 Retrieved 5 October 2016 Railway to Redcliffe The Telegraph Brisbane No 7 037 Queensland Australia 8 May 1895 p 5 Retrieved 15 September 2020 via National Library of Australia a b c 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