Boggo Road railway station
Boggo Road | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view of station platforms in June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Quarry Street, Dutton Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°29′36″S 153°01′49″E / 27.4934°S 153.0302°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines |  T4 Cleveland  T5 Varsity Lakes  T6 Beenleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.05 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Boggo Road busway station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600085 (platform 1) 600190 (platform 2) 600191 (platform 3) 600192 (platform 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Translink timetable information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1891[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former names | Park Road (1891–2024) Boggo Road/Park Road (2024–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Boggo Road is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail that serves as the junction for the Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast lines. It opened in 1891 as Park Road and is located in the Brisbane suburb of Dutton Park. It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms and one island platform with two faces.[2]
History
In September 1930, the standard gauge NSW North Coast line opened to the west of the station.[3] On 12 November 1942, a wartime siding opened at Park Road, followed by a second on 28 February 1944. After falling out of use in 1945, the yard was reactivated in 1949. In its later years, it was primarily used by paper trains for Queensland Newspapers. It closed again in the early 1990s.[4]
In February 1995, the waiting shed on the up platform was demolished due to being termite infested.[5]
As part of the construction of the Gold Coast line in the mid-1990s, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge to allow these services to be segregated from Beenleigh and Cleveland services.[6][7] In 2000, a project commenced to add a fourth track and platform face between the existing lines, as well as add a platform face to the dual gauge line.[8][9] The new platform opened on 12 June 2001.[10][11]
Platform 4 was intended for use by Gold Coast trains but the curvature of the platform was deemed unsafe for commuter train usage. In preparation for sweeping changes across the network on 20 January 2014, the use of platform 4 at the station was trialled from 13 January, before opening for selected Gold Coast services on 20 January.
During a 10-day track closure in December 2021 and January 2022, the station was closed to allow for works to move the Up Beenleigh track 50 metres to the east following the dual gauge unwired flyover, to support the final alignment of Cross River Rail southern portal. The section of track from Dutton Park that allowed access to Platform 2 at the station was also removed, resulting in all trains from the down Beenleigh track servicing Platform 3 at the station.[12]
As part of the Cross River Rail project, a further two underground platforms are to open in 2029.[13][14]
In August 2024, the station was renamed from Park Road to Boggo Rd / Park Rd ahead of renaming to Boggo Road, which occurred on 21 July 2025.[15][16][17] The change was made for consistency with the adjacent Boggo Road busway station.[18] In June 2026, the platforms where renumbered to prepare for the opening of Cross River Rail.[19]
Platforms and services
| Boggo Road platform arrangement | ||||||
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| Platform | Line | Type | Destination | |||
| 1 | Under construction for Cross River Rail | |||||
| 2 | Under construction for Cross River Rail | |||||
| 3 | Eastern | Bus | Outbound | M2, 19, 29, 104, 105, 107, 110, 112, 113, 139, 169, 179, 209, | ||
| 4 | Eastern | Inbound | ||||
| 5 | Beenleigh |
Rail | Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) | |||
| Cleveland |
Roma Street (to Shorncliffe line) | |||||
| Gold Coast |
Roma Street (to Airport line) | |||||
| 6 | Beenleigh |
Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) | ||||
| 7 | Cleveland |
Roma Street (to Shorncliffe line) | ||||
| 8 | Beenleigh |
Beenleigh | ||||
| Cleveland |
Cleveland | |||||
| Gold Coast |
Varsity Lakes | |||||
Boggo Road station is served by Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast line services.[20][21][22]
Transport links
Adjacent to the station lies Boggo Road busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.[23]
References
- ↑ "Gloucester Street Railway Station". Highgate Hill and Its History. 6 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
The new line included stations at Park Road, Gloucester Street and Melbourne Street and was opened on 21 December 1891.
- ↑ Yeronga - Park Road SA Track & Signal
- ↑ Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930
- ↑ The Park Road shunt Railway Digest January 1993 pages 16-17
- ↑ Station News Sunshine Express issue 349 April 1995 page 380
- ↑ Yeerongpilly - Salisbury Third Road Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
- ↑ Rails return to the Gold Coast Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
- ↑ Park Road Station Expansion Railway Digest June 2000 page 12
- ↑ South-East Queensland Rail in 2020 Sunshine Express issue 596 January 2021 pages 23/24
- ↑ Queensland Update Railway Digest July 2001 page 8
- ↑ Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 768 October 2001 page 387
- ↑ Changes to train services this Christmas and New Years Cross River Rail
- ↑ Boggo Road Station Cross River Rail
- ↑ Using caverns to minimise tunnelling disruption in Brisbane New Civil Engineer 6 October 2021
- ↑ Iconic Boggo Road becomes new name for major public transport interchange Queensland Rail 22 August 2024
- ↑ Iconic station gets name change Rail Express 23 August 2024
- ↑ Boggo Road - new name for major public transport interchange Railway Digest October 2024 pages 18/19
- ↑ Mellish, Bart (22 August 2024). "Iconic 'Boggo Road' becomes new name for major public transport interchange". Media statements. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Boggo Road, Buranda and South Bank stations - platform number changes". Translink. Archived from the original on 10 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Beenleigh Line timetable Translink
- ↑ Cleveland Line timetable Translink
- ↑ Gold Coast Line timetable Translink
- ↑ Boggo Road station TransLink
External links
Media related to Park Road railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Boggo Rd / Park Rd Station Platform Access Map Queensland Rail
- Park Road station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Park Road station Translink travel information