The Doomben railway line is a railway line in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the part of the Pinkenba railway line that still operates a regular passenger service. Doomben, or dumben, is the Indigenous Yuggera name for a tree fern which was prolific in the area.[1] The railway line branches from the North Coast line at Eagle Junction, extending 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the industrial suburb of Pinkenba, situated on the northern bank at the mouth of the Brisbane River. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.
Doomben line
Overview
Website
queenslandrail.com.au
Technical
Track length
8 km (5.0 mi)
Number of tracks
Quadruple to Eagle Junction, remainder single track.
The initial 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) section of the line opened on 3 September 1882 to Ascot (then named Racecourse) to serve the Eagle Farm racecourse, though nearby residents successfully lobbied for a regular passenger service.[2] The line was extended 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) to Pinkenba railway station in 1897, mainly to serve an industrial area, including wharves on the north side of the Brisbane River. The passenger service was timed to coincide with the starting and finishing times of the workers.
Earthworks were undertaken to duplicate the line in the 1950s, hence the double sided, island platform at Clayfield. including regrading the line which eliminated the Sandgate Rd level crossing, but the program was abandoned before the second track was laid.
The line was electrified in 1988, but only to Eagle Farm, the next station after current suburban terminus Doomben; only diesel-hauled services could travel the full length of the line, and those were infrequent. All passenger services on the line were suspended in September 1993 as part of a statewide rationalisation of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines. Only a few special services were run on the line on days of major race events at adjoining race tracks.
Electric passenger services resumed on 27 January 1998, but only as far as Doomben,[4] with bus connections to the stations beyond Doomben.
The Doomben to Pinkenba section is used only for freight and occasional special trains, such as heritage services described below.
Heritage services
QR occasionally run special steam trains on the entire Pinkenba line as part of their semi-regular "Steam Train Sunday" excursion service.[5] This is the only way to travel on the full length of the line.
Line guide and services
All services stop at all stations to Roma Street railway station. The typical travel time between Doomben and Brisbane City is approximately 18 minutes (to Central).
Doomben line services typically terminate at Roma Street or Park Road, while some peak services continue to Kuraby or Cleveland. No rail services operate on Sundays or public holidays.
^Doomben Station Mural, 2016. Frank & Mimi. Queensland Rail positive pARTnerships. Located at Doomben Station.
^Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990
^Hallam, Greg (2005). Brisbane's Biography (Steamtrain Sunday). QR Limited.
^"Doomben Rail Service Resume 27 January" (Press release). Queensland Government. 21 January 1998. from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
^. Events. QR Limited. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
External links
Queensland Rail
"South East Queensland Train Network Map" (PDF). Translink. 1 May 2020.
January 31, 2023
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The Doomben railway line is a railway line in the City of Brisbane Queensland Australia It is the part of the Pinkenba railway line that still operates a regular passenger service Doomben or dumben is the Indigenous Yuggera name for a tree fern which was prolific in the area 1 The railway line branches from the North Coast line at Eagle Junction extending 8 kilometres 5 0 mi to the industrial suburb of Pinkenba situated on the northern bank at the mouth of the Brisbane River It is part of the Queensland Rail City network Doomben lineOverviewWebsitequeenslandrail com auTechnicalTrack length8 km 5 0 mi Number of tracksQuadruple to Eagle Junction remainder single track Track gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Electrification1988Operating speed60 km h 37 mph Ginnery at Whinstanes Brisbane 1922 Contents 1 History 1 1 Heritage services 2 Line guide and services 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditFurther information Rail transport in Queensland Doomben railway station The initial 2 4 kilometres 1 5 mi section of the line opened on 3 September 1882 to Ascot then named Racecourse to serve the Eagle Farm racecourse though nearby residents successfully lobbied for a regular passenger service 2 The line was extended 5 8 kilometres 3 6 mi to Pinkenba railway station in 1897 mainly to serve an industrial area including wharves on the north side of the Brisbane River The passenger service was timed to coincide with the starting and finishing times of the workers During World War I and World War II with deep berthing available to ships at Pinkenba on the mouth of the Brisbane River troops camped in the Pinkenba and Meeandah localities Passenger ships used the Pinkenba Wharf and special trains ran from Brisbane to Pinkenba 3 Earthworks were undertaken to duplicate the line in the 1950s hence the double sided island platform at Clayfield including regrading the line which eliminated the Sandgate Rd level crossing but the program was abandoned before the second track was laid The line was electrified in 1988 but only to Eagle Farm the next station after current suburban terminus Doomben only diesel hauled services could travel the full length of the line and those were infrequent All passenger services on the line were suspended in September 1993 as part of a statewide rationalisation of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under utilised or unprofitable rail lines Only a few special services were run on the line on days of major race events at adjoining race tracks Electric passenger services resumed on 27 January 1998 but only as far as Doomben 4 with bus connections to the stations beyond Doomben The Doomben to Pinkenba section is used only for freight and occasional special trains such as heritage services described below Heritage services Edit QR occasionally run special steam trains on the entire Pinkenba line as part of their semi regular Steam Train Sunday excursion service 5 This is the only way to travel on the full length of the line Line guide and services EditAll services stop at all stations to Roma Street railway station The typical travel time between Doomben and Brisbane City is approximately 18 minutes to Central Doomben line services typically terminate at Roma Street or Park Road while some peak services continue to Kuraby or Cleveland No rail services operate on Sundays or public holidays Passengers for from the Airport Caboolture Nambour and Gympie North and Shorncliffe lines change at Eagle Junction Ferny Grove at Bowen Hills and all other lines at Roma Street vte Doomben Pinkenba railway lineshowing distance from Central and ticket zone Beenleigh Cleveland Gold Coast Ipswich Rosewood Tennyson lines Exhibition line 0 8 km Roma Street 1 See Roma Street railway station 0 0 km CENTRAL 1 1 3 km Fortitude Valley 1 Bulimba Branch closed 2 4 km Bowen Hills original site 2 7 km Bowen Hills 1 Exhibition line Inner City Bypass 3 0km Mayne Junction closed Ferny Grove line Breakfast Creek 4 5 km Albion 1 5 6 km Wooloowin 1 6 5 km Eagle Junction 1 Airport Caboolture Shorncliffe Sunshine Coast lines 7 4 km Clayfield 1 8 0 km Hendra 1 8 9 km Ascot 1 9 3 km Doomben original site 9 9 km DOOMBEN 1 Hamilton Cold Stores branch closed 10 0 km Whinstanes Southern Cross Way 10 83km Eagle Farm 1 Airport Eagle Farm 2 Gateway Motorway 12 4 km Bunour 13 4 km Meeandah Eagle Farm Road 14 1 km Pinkenba Pinkenba balloon loop Incitec Wharf Shell Terminal Boral Gas siding BP Oil RefineryReferences Edit Doomben Station Mural 2016 Frank amp Mimi Queensland Rail positive pARTnerships Located at Doomben Station Kerr J Triumph of Narrow Gauge Boolarong Publications 1990 Hallam Greg 2005 Brisbane s Biography Steamtrain Sunday QR Limited Doomben Rail Service Resume 27 January Press release Queensland Government 21 January 1998 Archived from the original on 10 June 2011 Retrieved 22 November 2007 Citytrain Events Steam Train Sunday Events QR Limited Archived from the original on 15 July 2007 Retrieved 22 November 2007 External links 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