Banoon railway station

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Banoon
Banoon Railway Station, Queensland, July 2012.JPG
Northbound view from Platform 1, July 2012
General information
LocationBreton Street, Sunnybank
Coordinates 27°34′35″S153°02′47″E / 27.5763°S 153.0463°E / -27.5763; 153.0463
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Queensland Rail
Line(s) Beenleigh
Distance16.66 kilometres from Central
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking163 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station code600206 (platform 1)
600207 (platform 2)
600208 (platform 3)
Fare zone go card 2
Website Translink
History
Openedc.1950;75 years ago (1950) [1]
Rebuilt2008;17 years ago (2008)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
Coopers Plains
towards Bowen Hills
Beenleigh Line Sunnybank
towards Beenleigh

Banoon railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of three stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Sunnybank, the others being Altandi and Sunnybank.

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History

The station was constructed as part of the duplication of line between Sunnybank and Kuraby. [1]

In 2008, an upgrade of the station was completed as part of the Salisbury to Kuraby triplication project. This included converting the western platform to an island, and a new footbridge with lifts. [2] [3]

Services

Banoon station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh and Kuraby to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove. [4]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Beenleigh Kuraby & Beenleigh [5]
2 Beenleigh Beenleigh, Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove Peak hours only [6]
3 Beenleigh Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "DUPLICATE RAIL READY BY JUNE". Brisbane Telegraph (CITY FINAL ed.). Queensland, Australia. 22 November 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 16 February 2020 via Trove.
  2. John Mickel (2 March 2008). "Salisbury to Kuraby rail upgrade paves the way for more train services". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. Salisbury to Kuraby Railway Upgrade RCP
  4. "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  5. Banoon Platform 1 TransLink
  6. Banoon Platform 2 TransLink
  7. Banoon Platform 3 TransLink