Yeerongpilly railway station
Yeerongpilly railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Yeerongpilly. Immediately south-west of the station, the Corinda line branches off.
Yeerongpilly | |||||||||||
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Southbound view in July 2012 | |||||||||||
Location | Wilkie Street, Yeerongpilly | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°31′30″S 153°00′50″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | City network | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Beenleigh Corinda | ||||||||||
Distance | 9.36 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 25 bays | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | 600054 (platform 1) 600196 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
Fare zone | go card 1/2 | ||||||||||
Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1884 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Logan Junction South Coast Junction | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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.[1]
History
Yeerongpilly station opened in 1884 as Logan Junction with the opening of the railway to Loganlea.[2] It was renamed South Coast Junction in 1885[3] and again to Yeerongpilly in 1893.[4]
It was the junction station for the Corinda line until passenger services ceased on the line in June 2011 and were replaced by Brisbane Transport's route 104.[5]
The design for the Queensland Tennis Centre included extending the footbridge over Fairfield Road, however when the centre was built it was not included.[6] Construction eventually commenced in July 2010, with the new bridge opened on 29 December 2010 in time for the 2011 Brisbane International.[7][8]
With the opening of the NSW North Coast line to South Brisbane in 1930, the New South Wales Government Railways opened a depot to the south of the station.[9] This closed on 13 February 1997 with the turntable relocated to the new National Rail Acacia Ridge facility.[10][11]
In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line from South Brisbane was converted to dual gauge.[12] This was later extended to Salisbury.[13]
Services
Yeerongpilly station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[14]
Services by platform
Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Beenleigh | Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh | [15] |
2 | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [16] |
Transport links
Brisbane Transport operate three routes via Yeerongpilly station:
- 104: Corinda to Princess Alexandra Hospital[17]
- 105: Indooroopilly to Brisbane City via Yeronga[18]
- 108: Indooroopilly to Brisbane City[19]
References
- Clapham - Yeerongpilly SA Track & Signal
- "The Logan Railway". The Brisbane Courier. 23 January 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- "Yeronga - Early History". The Brisbane Courier. 23 June 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- "Yeerongpilly Divisional Board". The Logan and Albert Advocate. 23 September 1893. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- Change to route 104 services TransLink
- Footbridge, what footbridge? Brisbane Times 7 January 2009
- First step for new Yeerongpilly footbridge TransLink 8 July 2010
- Yeerongpilly footbridge opens for tennis fans TransLink 20 December 2010
- "Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930
- "Standard Gauge Loco Facility Closes" Railway Digest April 1997 page 13
- "Acacia Ridge Locomotive Facilities" Railway Digest December 1996 page 18
- "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
- "Yeerongpilly - Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
- "Beenleigh Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
- Yeerongpilly Platform 1 TransLink
- Yeerongpilly Platform 2 TransLink
- "Route 104 timetable". TransLink.
- "Route 105 timetable". TransLink.
- "Route 108 timetable". TransLink.
External links
Media related to Yeerongpilly railway station at Wikimedia Commons - Yeerongpilly station Queensland Rail
- Yeerongpilly station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Yeerongpilly station TransLink travel information