Bethania railway station
Bethania | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1, July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Bethania | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°41′18″S 153°09′31″E / 27.6884°S 153.1585°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T6 Beenleigh | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.19 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 89 bays | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600232 (platform 1) 600233 (platform 2) 600234 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Translink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 1885 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Kara Kara Bethania Junction | ||||||||||
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Bethania is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Beenleigh line. It opened in 1885 and serves the Logan suburb of Bethania. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces, and one side platform.
History
Bethania station opened in July 1885 as Kara Kara. In September that year, it became a junction station when the Beaudesert railway line opened and was renamed Bethania Junction. The “Junction” suffix was dropped in 1943. Refreshment rooms opened in 1908 and closed in 1964.[1][2] On 21 April 1992, a third platform opened as part of the duplication of the line.[3] As part of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project, the station will receive level crossing removals.[4]
Services
Bethania station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[5]
Platforms and services
| Bethania platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | T6 Beenleigh | Beenleigh | |
| 2 | T6 Beenleigh | Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) | |
| 3 | T6 Beenleigh | Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) | Two morning peak services only |
References
- ↑ "Bethania". Queensland Places. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ "Bethania". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
- ↑ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
- ↑ "Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (Department of Transport and Main Roads)". sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ↑ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links
- Bethania station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Bethania station Translink travel information