Eagle Junction railway station explained

Eagle Junction
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Junction Road, Clayfield
Coordinates:-27.4153°N 153.0505°W
Distance:6.52 kilometres from Central
Line:North Coast
Doomben
Airport
Structure:Ground
Platform:4 (2 islands)
Parking:123 bays
Rebuilt:1963, 2011
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:600395 (platform 1)
600396 (platform 2)
600401 (platform 3)
600402 (platform 4)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 1
Status:Staffed
Former:Eagle Farm Junction
Web:Queensland Rail

Eagle Junction railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two railway stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield, the other being Clayfield railway station. North of the station, the Pinkenba and Airport lines branch off.

History

The station opened as Eagle Farm Junction, being renamed Eagle Junction in January 1888.[1] The original name reflects that this station was the junction at which the line to Eagle Farm branched off.

The station was rebuilt in 1963.[2] In 2011, the station was upgraded.[3] [4]

Services

Eagle Junction station is served by Airport, Caboolture, Doomben, Redcliffe Peninsula, Shorncliffe and Sunshine Coast line services.

Services by platform

PlatformLinesDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#FFC425AirportRoma Street, Park Road & Varsity Lakes[5]
DoombenRoma Street & Park Road
ClevelandEvening peak only
style=background:#00467fShorncliffeRoma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland
2style=background:#FFC425AirportBrisbane Airport Domestic[6]
style=background:#A54499DoombenDoomben
style=background:#00467fShorncliffeNorthgate & Shorncliffe
3CabooltureCity, Springfield Central, Ipswich & Rosewood[7]
style=background:#1e90ffRedcliffe PeninsulaRoma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich
style=background:#008851Sunshine CoastRoma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich
4style=background:#008851CabooltureCaboolture[8]
style=background:#1e90ffRedcliffe Peninsula
style=background:#008851Sunshine CoastNambour

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Official Notifications . . 21 January 1888. 27 September 2013. 6 . National Library of Australia.
  2. 13 July 2015.
  3. http://www.citynorthinfrastructure.com.au/FileLibrary/oct2010newsletterwooloowin_newsletter_3.pdf The Future of Wooloowin is on its Way
  4. http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/Id/70520 Eagle Junction set for $10 million make-over
  5. Eagle Junction Platform 1
  6. Eagle Junction Platform 2
  7. Eagle Junction Platform 3
  8. Eagle Junction Platform 4