Holmview railway station

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Holmview
Holmview Railway Station, Queensland, July 2012.JPG
Southbound view from Platform 2, July 2012
General information
LocationSpanns Road, Beenleigh
Coordinates 27°42′34″S153°11′15″E / 27.7095°S 153.1875°E / -27.7095; 153.1875
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Queensland Rail
Line(s) Beenleigh
Distance39.09 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking66 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusStaffed morning peak
Station code600237 (platform 1)
600238 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 3
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened1885;140 years ago (1885)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesHolme View
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
Eden's Landing
towards Bowen Hills
Beenleigh Line Beenleigh
Terminus

Holmview railway station is a park and ride suburban railway station in Queensland, Australia on the Beenleigh line. [1] Despite the name, it is one of two stations serving the Logan City suburb of Beenleigh, the other being Beenleigh station.

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History

Holmview station opened in 1885 as Holme View. [2] It was named Holme View because it had a view of the Loganholme area. [3] The station was renamed Holmview shortly afterwards. On 21 April 1992, a second platform opened as part of the duplication of the line. [4]

Services

Holmview station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove. [5]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Beenleigh Beenleigh [6]
2 Beenleigh Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove [7]

References

  1. "Holmview Station". Queensland Rail . Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. Howells, Mary (2003). Logan River Tinnie Trail. Logan City Council. p. 83. ISBN   0975051903.
  3. "Opening of the railway to Beenleigh". The Brisbane Courier . QLD. 27 July 1885. p. 5. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
  5. "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  6. Holmview Platform 1 TransLink
  7. Holmview Platform 2 TransLink