Mayne Junction railway station

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Mayne Junction
General information
LocationMayne Road, Bowen Hills
Coordinates 27°26′33″S153°02′16″E / 27.4426°S 153.0377°E / -27.4426; 153.0377
Owned by Queensland Rail
Line(s) North Coast
Platforms2 total (2 side platform)
History
Opened1890
Closed1971
Previous namesMayne

Mayne Junction railway station was a railway station in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, on the North Coast railway line of Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1890 as Mayne and was renamed Mayne Junction with the opening of a branch line to Enoggera (now the Ferny Grove line).The station was closed in 1971 to allow for the expansion of the nearby Mayne marshalling yards. [1] The site of the station is now partly covered by the Inner City Bypass.

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References

  1. "Bowen Hills and Mayne". Queensland Places. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.