Moorooka railway station explained

Moorooka
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Ipswich Road, Moorooka
Coordinates:-27.5357°N 153.014°W
Distance:10.55 kilometres from Central
Line:Beenleigh
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:3
Parking:18 bays
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1887
Electrified:Yes
Code:600197 (platform 1)
600198 (platform 2)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 2
Status:Staffed morning peak
Web:[{{Translink stop|moorooka-station}} Translink]

Moorooka railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Moorooka. The station opened in 1887.[1]

To the west of the station lies the NSW North Coast dual gauge line primarily used by Gold Coast, NSW TrainLink XPT and freight services, and the Clapham freight yard.[2] [3]

In 1996, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.[4]

Moorooka passenger station is opposite the Clapham goods railway station.

Services

Moorooka station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.

Services by platform

PlatformLinesDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#E31836BeenleighCoopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh[5]
2style=background:#E31836BeenleighBowen Hills & Ferny Grove[6]

Diagram

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queensland Places – Mooorooka. Centre for the Government of Queensland. 19 February 2015. 19 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219115131/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/moorooka. live.
  2. http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/Brisbane/QR355.pdf Clapham – Yeerongpilly
  3. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/million-dollar-homes-in-firing-line-20100915-15cc7.html Million dollar homes in the firing line
  4. "Yeerongpilly – Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
  5. Moorooka Platform 1
  6. Moorooka Platform 2