In 2023, parts of the line were realigned and absorbed into the Cross River Rail project in what was described as one of the longest and most complicated pieces of track work ever undertaken in South East Queensland.[1].
History
When the Roma St to Sandgate railway opened in 1882, it had been constructed via Normanby to avoid the need for land resumptions through the Brisbane CBD.[2] When passenger trains were diverted to the new line via Central station in 1890, traffic diminished significantly, and the section between Exhibition station and Mayne along with Normanby station was closed in 1900.[3]
Traffic on the QR system continued to grow, and so the closed section was reopened in 1911 to allow goods trains from the North Coast line to use that route to reach Roma St, the main goods yard in Brisbane. When the locomotive and carriage sheds were relocated from Roma St to Mayne in 1927, the line was duplicated to deal with the additional empty trains travelling to and from Brisbane's main terminating station.[citation needed]
The line was electrified in 1982 to allow empty electric units to travel to and from Roma St.[citation needed]
In 2023, parts of the line were realigned and absorbed into the Cross River Rail project in what was described as one of the longest and most complicated pieces of track work ever undertaken in South East Queensland.[1]
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