Fairfield railway station, Brisbane

Fairfield railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Fairfield.

Fairfield
Northbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012
LocationMildmay Street, Fairfield
Coordinates27°30′35″S 153°01′40″E
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byCity network
Line(s)Beenleigh
Distance7.08 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking4 bays
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station code600052 (platform 1)
600194 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteTransLink
History
Opened1885
Rebuilt1895
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Bowen Hills
Beenleigh Line
toward Beenleigh

To the west of the station lies the NSW North Coast dual gauge line primarily used by Gold Coast, NSW TrainLink XPT and freight services.

History

The first Fairfield railway station opened in 1885 and was adjacent to modern day Fairfield Road. Following the 1893 Brisbane flood, the Fairfield Deviation resulted in the railway between Dutton Park and Yeronga being rebuilt to the east with the current station opening in 1895.[1]

In September 1930, the standard gauge New South Wales North Coast line opened to the west of the station.[2] In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.[3]

Services

Fairfield station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[4]

Until June 2011, Fairfield was also served by services to Corinda via the Yeerongpilly-Corinda line.[5][6]

Services by platform
Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Beenleigh Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh [7]
2 Beenleigh Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove [8]
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References
  1. "The Fairfield Deviation". The Brisbane Courier. 7 August 1895.
  2. "Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930
  3. "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
  4. "Beenleigh Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  5. Beenleigh line timetable TransLink 23 February 2009
  6. Change to route 104 services 6 June 2011 TransLink
  7. Fairfield Platform 1 TransLink
  8. Fairfield Platform 2 TransLink
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