Beenleigh railway station

Beenleigh railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the suburb of Beenleigh in City of Logan, the other being Holmview.

Beenleigh
Northbound view from Platform 2 in July 2013
Location	Alamein Street, Beenleigh
Coordinates	27°43′2.76″S 153°12′15.98″E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	City network
Line(s)	Beenleigh Gold Coast
Distance	40.05 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	437 bays
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	600239 (platform 1) 600240 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 3
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	27 July 1885
Rebuilt	12 March 1988
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Holmview toward Bowen Hills Beenleigh Line Terminus Loganlea toward Bowen Hills Gold Coast Line Ormeau toward Varsity Lakes

History

Beenleigh station opened in 1885 at its original location at the same time as the opening of the line. It served as the terminus of the line until the South Coast line opened to Southport on 25 January 1889.[1][2] It became the terminus of the line again when the South Coast line closed on 30 June 1964.[3]

The station was reopened at its current location on 12 March 1988 in time for World Expo 88.[4][5] The original 1885 station building was relocated to the Beenleigh Historical Village. On 25 February 1996, the line was again extended south when the Gold Coast line opened to Helensvale.[6]

During the 2013/14 financial year, the station was rated as the worst for fare evasion with 1,048 tickets dispensed.[7] South of the station lies a City network stabling yard.

Services

Beenleigh is the terminus for all stops Beenleigh line services to and from Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[8]

It is also served by limited stops Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.[9]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Beenleigh	Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove	Morning peak only[10]
	Gold Coast	Varsity Lakes	[10]
2	Beenleigh	Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove	[11]
	Gold Coast	Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic	[11]

Transport links

Logan City Bus Service operate six routes via Beenleigh station:

• 553: to Trinder Park[12]
• 562: to Loganholme[13]
• 563: Loganholme to Bethania[14]
• 565: Windaroo to Loganholme[15]
• 566: Windaroo to Brisbane City[16]
• 567: to Holmview[17]

Surfside Buslines operate two routes from Beenleigh station:

• 728: to Ormeau station via Yatala[18]
• 729: to Ormeau station via Ormeau Hills[19]

References

1. History of Mt Gravatt Our Brisbane
2. "The Southport Railway". The Brisbane Courier. 25 January 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
3. Beenleigh Centre for the Government of Queensland
4. "Legislative Assembly - 17 March 1988" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 17 March 1988. p. 5310. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
5. "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
6. "Gold Coast Line Opens" Railway Digest April 1996 page 17
7. Felicity Caldwell (3 October 2014). "More patrols sees spike in fare evaders at one SEQ station". Albert and Logan News. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
8. "Beenleigh Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
9. "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
10. Beenleigh Platform 1 TransLink
11. Beenleigh Platform 2 TransLink
12. "Route 553 timetable". TransLink.
13. "Route 562 timetable". TransLink.
14. "Route 563 timetable". TransLink.
15. "Route 565 timetable". TransLink.
16. "Route 566 timetable". TransLink.
17. "Route 567 timetable". TransLink.
18. "Route 728 timetable". TransLink.
19. "Route 729 timetable". TransLink.

External links

• Media related to Beenleigh railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Beenleigh station Queensland Rail
• Beenleigh station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
• Beenleigh station TransLink travel information