Bethania railway station explained

Bethania
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Station Road, Bethania
Coordinates:-27.6884°N 153.1585°W
Distance:35.19 kilometres from Central
Line:Beenleigh
Beaudesert
Structure:Ground
Platform:3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks:3
Parking:89 bays
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:July 1885
Electrified:Yes
Code:600232 (platform 1)
600233 (platform 2)
600234 (platform 3)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 3
Status:Staffed part time
Former:Bethania Junction
Web:[{{Translink stop|bethania-station}} Translink]

Bethania railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Bethania in the City of Logan. Immediately south of the station, the Beaudesert line branches off.

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. It resumed its original name 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.

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1style=background:redBeenleighBowen Hills & Ferny Grove[5]
2style=background:redBeenleigh[6]
3style=background:redBeenleigh2 morning peak services only[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bethania. Queensland Places. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130519142643/http://queenslandplaces.com.au/node/85. 19 May 2013. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Bethania. Logan City Council. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324074429/http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan/suburbs/bethania. 24 March 2012. dmy-all.
  3. "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
  4. Web site: Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (Department of Transport and Main Roads) . 2024-02-17 . sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net . en.
  5. Web site: [{{Translink stop|600232}} Bethania Platform 1]. TransLink.
  6. Web site: [{{Translink stop|600233}} Bethania Platform 2]. TransLink.
  7. Web site: [{{Translink stop|600234}} Bethania Platform 3]. TransLink.