Kuraby railway station explained

Kuraby
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Beenleigh Road, Kuraby
Coordinates:-27.6048°N 153.0912°W
Distance:22.49 kilometres from Central
Line:Beenleigh
Structure:Ground
Platform:3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks:3
Parking:161 bays
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1885
Rebuilt:2008
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:600221 (platform 1)
600222 (platform 2)
600223 (platform 3)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 2
Status:Staffed
Former:Spring Creek
Web:[{{Translink stop|kuraby-station}} Translink]

Kuraby railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Kuraby. Kuraby is the final station on the Beenleigh Line in the City of Brisbane, with the next station, Trinder Park, located in Logan City.

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

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1Beenleigh[7]
2Peak hours only[8]
3[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queensland Places – Kuraby. Centre for the Government of Queensland. 19 February 2015.
  2. News: EIGHT-MILE PLAINS. . . Queensland, Australia . 10 August 1889 . 16 February 2020 . 3 . Trove .
  3. "Brisbane Citytrain Shortlines" Railway Digest May 1998 page 15
  4. Web site: Salisbury to Kuraby rail upgrade paves the way for more train services . Queensland Government. John Mickel. 2 March 2008.
  5. http://rcp.net.au/projects/infrastructure/salisbury-to-kuraby-railway-upgrade/ Salisbury to Kuraby Railway Upgrade
  6. Web site: Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (Department of Transport and Main Roads) . 2024-02-17 . sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net . en.
  7. Kuraby Platform 1
  8. Kuraby Platform 2
  9. Kuraby Platform 3