Kuraby railway station
Kuraby | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1, July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Beenleigh Road, Kuraby | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′17″S 153°05′28″E / 27.6048°S 153.0912°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T6 Beenleigh | ||||||||||
| Distance | 22.49 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 161 bays | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600221 (platform 1) 600222 (platform 2) 600223 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Translink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1885 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Spring Creek | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Kuraby is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Beenleigh line. It opened in 1887 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Kuraby. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces and one side platform.
History
Kuraby station opened in 1885 as Spring Creek being renamed Kuraby in 1889.[1][2] In 1998 work commenced on a third platform to allow Gold Coast line services to overtake Beenleigh line services.[3] In 2008, an upgrade of the station was completed as part of the Salisbury to Kuraby triplication project. The upgrade included a new footbridge with lifts.[4][5] As part of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project, the station will receive level crossing removals.[6]
Services
Kuraby station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove. Two evening peak hours trains services from Brisbane terminate at Kuraby. While Kuraby has two services that begin in the morning peak hour and run into Bowen Hills.[7]
Platforms and services
| Kuraby platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | T6 Beenleigh | Beenleigh | |
| 2 | T6 Beenleigh | Beenleigh | Peak hours only |
| Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) | |||
| 3 | T6 Beenleigh | Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) | |
References
- ↑ "Queensland Places – Kuraby". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "EIGHT-MILE PLAINS". Logan Witness. Queensland, Australia. 10 August 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Brisbane Citytrain Shortlines" Railway Digest May 1998 page 15
- ↑ John Mickel (2 March 2008). "Salisbury to Kuraby rail upgrade paves the way for more train services". Queensland Government.
- ↑ Salisbury to Kuraby Railway Upgrade RCP
- ↑ "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
Media related to Kuraby railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Kuraby station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Kuraby station Translink travel information