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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wilkie Street, Yeerongpilly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′30″S 153°00′50″E / 27.5250°S 153.0140°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Temporarily closed for station upgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
The station closed for a full accessibility rebuild from 18 September 2023 until sometime in early 2025.[2][3]
History
editYeerongpilly station opened in 1884 as Logan Junction with the opening of the railway to Loganlea.[4] It was renamed South Coast Junction in 1885[5] and again to Yeerongpilly in 1893.[6]
It was the junction station for the Corinda line until passenger services ceased on the line in June 2011 and were replaced by Transport for Brisbane's route 104.[7]
The design for the Queensland Tennis Centre included extending the footbridge over Fairfield Road, however when the centre was built it was not included.[8] Construction eventually commenced in July 2010, with the new bridge opened on 29 December 2010 in time for the 2011 Brisbane International.[9][10]
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.[11] This closed on 13 February 1997 with the turntable relocated to the new National Rail Acacia Ridge facility.[12][13]
In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line from South Brisbane was converted to dual gauge.[14] This was later extended to Salisbury.[15]
Services
editYeerongpilly station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[16]
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Beenleigh | Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh | [17] |
| 2 | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [18] |
Transport links
editTransport for Brisbane operate three bus routes via Yeerongpilly station:
- 104: Corinda to Princess Alexandra Hospital[19]
- 105: Indooroopilly to Brisbane City via Yeronga[20]
- 108: Indooroopilly to Brisbane City[21]
References
edit- ^ Clapham – Yeerongpilly SA Track & Signal
- ^ Chan, Ray (25 September 2023). "Gold Coast stations contractors finalised". Rail Express. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Yeerongpilly station - extended closure". Translink. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "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
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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
