Bethania railway station

Bethania
Southbound view from Platform 1, July 2012
General information
Location	Station Road, Bethania
Coordinates	27°41′18″S153°09′31″E / 27.6884°S 153.1585°E / -27.6884; 153.1585
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
Lines	Beenleigh Beaudesert (closed)
Distance	35.19 kilometres from Central
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	89 bays
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed part time
Station code	600232 (platform 1) 600233 (platform 2) 600234 (platform 3)
Fare zone	go card 3
Website	Translink
History
Opened	July 1885;140 years ago (1885-07)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Kara Kara Bethania Junction
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Loganlea towards Bowen Hills Beenleigh Line Eden's Landing towards Beenleigh
Location

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. The “Junction” suffix was dropped 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. ^[5]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Beenleigh	Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove	[6]
2	Beenleigh	Beenleigh	[7]
3	Beenleigh	Ferny Grove	2 morning peak services only [8]

References

1. "Bethania". Queensland Places. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013.
2. "Bethania". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
3. "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
4. "Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (Department of Transport and Main Roads)". sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
5. "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
6. "Bethania Platform 1". TransLink.
7. "Bethania Platform 2". TransLink.
8. "Bethania Platform 3". TransLink.

External links

• Bethania station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
• Bethania station Translink travel information