Holmview railway station
Holmview | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 2, July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Spanns Road, Beenleigh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°42′34″S 153°11′15″E / 27.7095°S 153.1875°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T6 Beenleigh | ||||||||||
| Distance | 39.09 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 66 bays | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed morning peak | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600237 (platform 1) 600238 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1885 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Holme View | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Homview is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Beenleigh line. It opened in 1887 and serves the Logan suburb of Beenleigh. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces.
History
Holmview station opened in 1885 as Holme View.[1] It was named Holme View because it had a view of the Loganholme area.[2] The station was renamed Holmview shortly afterwards. In March 1987, the station was relocated to its current location. It served as the terminus of the Beenleigh line for the next year until the new Beenleigh station opened in March 1988. On 21 April 1992, a second platform opened as part of the duplication of the line.[3]
Services
Holmview station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[4]
Platforms and services
| Holmview platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | T6 Beenleigh | Beenleigh | |
| 2 | T6 Beenleigh | Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) | |
References
- ↑ Howells, Mary (2003). Logan River Tinnie Trail. Logan City Council. p. 83. ISBN 0975051903.
- ↑ "Opening of the railway to Beenleigh". The Brisbane Courier. QLD. 27 July 1885. p. 5. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
- ↑ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Holmview railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Holmview station Queensland Rail
- Holmview station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Holmview station Translink travel information