South Coast railway line, Queensland

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South Coast Line
StateLibQld 1 293367 Southport train at Tweed Heads Railway Station, 1940.jpg
Train at Tweed Heads in 1940
Overview
Owner Queensland Railways
Service
Operator(s)Queensland Railways
History
Opened25 January 1889 (to Southport)
10 August 1903 (to Tweed Heads)
Closed1 July 1961 (to Tweed Heads)
30 June 1964 (to Southport)
Technical
Line length73 kilometres
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map

Contents

showing distance (miles and chains)
from South Brisbane
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0 mi 0 ch
0 km
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24 mi 15 ch
38.93 km
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26 mi 61 ch
43.07 km
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31 mi 16 ch
50.21 km
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33 mi 79 ch
54.7 km
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Pimpana Creek
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38 mi 35 ch
61.86 km
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39 mi 35 ch
63.47 km
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Saltwater Creek
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40 mi 56 ch
65.5 km
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Coombabah Creek
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44 mi 54 ch
71.9 km
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46 mi 40 ch
74.83 km
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50 mi 10 ch
80.67 km
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48 mi
77 km
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49 mi 11 ch
79.08 km
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53 mi 54 ch
86.38 km
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55 mi 33 ch
89.18 km
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61 mi
98 km
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62 mi 70 ch
101.19 km
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63 mi 79 ch
102.98 km
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67 mi 16 ch
108.15 km
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65 mi 46 ch
105.53 km
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68 mi 4 ch
109.52 km
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69 mi 7 ch
111.19 km
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Turning wye
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69 mi 33 ch
111.71 km

The South Coast railway line (also known as the Tweed railway line) was a railway from Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia. The route via the South Coast (now known as the Gold Coast) to Tweed Heads on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. The line operated from 1889 to 1964. Between 1903 and 1961 steam trains ran from Beenleigh to the NSW border. [1] The Gold Coast railway line re-opened in 1996 along a modified alignment in the north and a new route south but does not extend as far south yet as the South Coast line.

History

Flood damaged Logan River crossing, 1887 StateLibQld 1 254264 Flood damage to the Logan River railway bridge, looking from the Beenleight side, Beenleigh, 1887.jpg
Flood damaged Logan River crossing, 1887

The Beenleigh railway line opened in 1885 [2] before being extended 26 miles (42 km) from Beenleigh railway station to Southport in 1889. [3] The firm of J. W. Sutton and Company of Kangaroo Point in Brisbane provided materials and aided in bridge construction for the railway line. [4]

A branch line running 22 miles (35 km) from Southport Junction (later renamed Ernest Junction) to Tweed Heads opened on 10 August 1903. [5]

It had been hoped that the New South Wales Government would extend its Casino to Murwillumbah line a further 30 kilometres from Murwillumbah to Tweed Heads, but this did not occur due to cost of resuming the land and the expenses associated with the tunnel and bridge that would be required. [6]

Due to the increasing popularity of the motor car, and political interests in road transport, the Tweed Heads branch closed on 1 July 1961, followed by the Beenleigh to Southport line on 30 June 1964, despite fierce local outcry in the case of the line to Southport.

Stations

The initial South Coast line officially opened on 24 January 1889 [7] and included stops at:

Distance from South Brisbane railway stationStationCoordsNotes
Yatala Closed in 1891. [8]
Stapylton 27°44′21″S153°13′48″E / 27.739149°S 153.230014°E / -27.739149; 153.230014 (Stapylton railway station (former)) [9]
31 miles 16 chains (50.2 km) Ormeau 27°47′34″S153°15′55″E / 27.792725°S 153.265299°E / -27.792725; 153.265299 (Ormeau railway station (former)) [10] [11]
33 miles 79 chains (54.7 km) Pimpama 27°48′55″S153°17′32″E / 27.8152°S 153.2921°E / -27.8152; 153.2921 (Pimpama railway station (former)) [11] [12]
38 miles 35 chains (61.9 km) Coomera, 27°52′22″S153°18′46″E / 27.872830°S 153.312883°E / -27.872830; 153.312883 (Coomera railway station (former)) [11]
39 miles 27 chains (63.3 km)39 Mile Platform (Oxenford) 27°53′08″S153°18′55″E / 27.8855°S 153.3154°E / -27.8855; 153.3154 (Oxenford railway station) [11] [13]
40 miles 56 chains (65.5 km) Helensvale 27°53′54″S153°19′42″E / 27.898255°S 153.328348°E / -27.898255; 153.328348 (Helensvale railway station (former)) [11]
Coombabah 27°57′01″S153°20′46″E / 27.950143°S 153.346100°E / -27.950143; 153.346100 (Coombabah railway station) Closed in 1891. [8] [14]
46 miles 40 chains (74.8 km) Ernest Junction 27°58′12″S153°21′32″E / 27.970056°S 153.358775°E / -27.970056; 153.358775 (Ernest Junction railway station (former)) [11]
Unnamed 27°57′59″S153°23′10″E / 27.966329°S 153.386194°E / -27.966329; 153.386194 (Unnamed railway platform) [14]
Unnamed 27°58′02″S153°23′59″E / 27.967255°S 153.399823°E / -27.967255; 153.399823 (Unnamed railway platform) [14]
50 miles 10 chains (80.7 km) Southport 27°57′49″S153°24′40″E / 27.9637°S 153.4110°E / -27.9637; 153.4110 (Southport railway station (former)) [11] [15] [16]

It included a number of cuts, river crossings, long grades and a tunnel [17] at Ernest Junction that remains in situ (and is now heritage-listed). [18] The second branch of the South Coast line, known as the Nerang-Tweed Heads extension, [19] opened 14 September 1903 [20] [21] and stretched from Ernest Junction to the Queensland-New South Wales border. Stops included:

Distance from South Brisbane railway stationStationCoordsNotes
47 miles 61 chains (76.9 km) Molendinar 27°59′08″S153°21′22″E / 27.9855°S 153.3560°E / -27.9855; 153.3560 (Molendinar railway station (former)) Renamed from Benowa in October 1889. [22] [11] [23]
49 miles 11 chains (79.1 km) Nerang 27°59′43″S153°20′24″E / 27.9953°S 153.3401°E / -27.9953; 153.3401 (Nerang railway station (former)) [11] [24] [25]
53 miles 54 chains (86.4 km) Worongary [11]
55 miles 33 chains (89.2 km) Mudgeeraba [11]
Reedy Creek
61 miles 23 chains (98.6 km) West Burleigh 28°06′53″S153°26′30″E / 28.1147°S 153.4416°E / -28.1147; 153.4416 (West Burleigh (Booninbah) railway station (former)) On the western bank of Tallebudgera Creek roughly where the Pacific Highway crosses the creek today. [11] [26] Renamed from Booningba. [27]
62 miles 70 chains (101.2 km) Elanora 28°07′28″S153°27′52″E / 28.1245°S 153.4644°E / -28.1245; 153.4644 (Elanora railway station (former)) At the intersection of Palm Beach Avenue and the Pacific Highway [11] [26]
63 miles 79 chains (103.0 km) Currumbin 28°08′16″S153°28′23″E / 28.1378°S 153.4731°E / -28.1378; 153.4731 (Currumbin railway station (former)) On the eastern bank of Currumbin Creek. The current pedestrian bridge is the former railway bridge. [11] [26] [21]
65 miles 46 chains (105.5 km) Tugun 28°08′37″S153°29′40″E / 28.1435°S 153.49434°E / -28.1435; 153.49434 (Tugun railway station (former)) Roughly on the intersection of the Gold Coast Highway and Toolana Street. [11] [26]
67 miles 16 chains (108.1 km) Bilinga 28°09′36″S153°30′40″E / 28.1601°S 153.5110°E / -28.1601; 153.5110 (Bilinga railway station (former)) Roughly on the intersection of the Gold Coast Highway and George Street. [11] [26]
68 miles 4 chains (109.5 km) Kirra 28°10′11″S153°31′34″E / 28.1698°S 153.5262°E / -28.1698; 153.5262 (Kirra railway station (former)) Roughly at the intersection of Coolangatta Road and Haig Street. [11] [26]
69 miles 7 chains (111.2 km) Coolangatta 28°10′07″S153°32′12″E / 28.1685°S 153.5367°E / -28.1685; 153.5367 (Coolangatta railway station (former)) Griffith Street. [11] [15] [28]
69 miles 33 chains (111.7 km) Tweed Heads 28°10′19″S153°32′26″E / 28.1720°S 153.5405°E / -28.1720; 153.5405 (Tweed Heads railway station (former)) [11]

Route

From Beenleigh, coast-bound trains crossed the Old Pacific Highway three times between there and Yatala. In between these was the impressive Albert River crossing, made of three steel lattice girder spans. After passing Stapylton, the alignment was straight and of good standard, before reaching Ormeau. The alignment began to curve here, eventually reaching the Pimpama River and Pimpama Station. Coomera station was next, and a short distance later, the line crossed the Coomera River on a large bridge, similar to the Albert River bridge but with four spans instead of three. The southern floodplain of the river was crossed on timber trestles, leading to Oxenford. Passing Saltwater Creek, the line went through Helensvale, which had a small halt with little else but a nameboard signalling the station. After climbing nearly two miles, the railway passed through the curved Ernest Junction Tunnel. The station was just past here. The Southport branch continued on to Southport, but the Tweed Heads line continued onwards. Passing the small station of Molendinar, the line passed under the Southport-Nerang Road. The Nerang River bridge was next. Then came Nerang and Mudgeeraba stations, today covered by the busy Pacific Motorway. A tunnel was reached at West Burleigh, before arriving at the station of that name. After crossing Tallebudgera Creek bridge (now also demolished and replaced by the Pacific Motorway) travellers reached Elanora, then came the still extant Currumbin Creek bridge. From here, the route followed today's Stewart Street between Currumbin and Tugun, the Gold Coast Highway between Tugun and Kirra, Coolangatta Road between Kirra and Coolangatta, and Griffith Street over the border to Tweed Heads.

Services

Passenger trains ran from South Brisbane to Southport with connecting trains from Ernest Junction or Southport to Tweed Heads. Picnic and excursion trains ran through from South Brisbane to Tweed Heads on Sundays. [29] [30] [31]

From opening until around 1910, A12 and B13 class locos were the main motive power. From there until the 1950s, services were operated exclusively by PB15 class locomotives, the largest locomotive permitted to cross the Logan River. Diesel rail cars of the 1800 and 2000 classes operated some passenger services from the 1950s until closure in the 1960s. [32] [33]

Remains

A preserved piece of railway, where the route crossed Bay Street at Tweed Heads South Coast Rail at Tweed Heads NSW.jpg
A preserved piece of railway, where the route crossed Bay Street at Tweed Heads

Replacement

The Gold Coast railway line on a new alignment opened from Beenleigh to Helensvale in 1996, Nerang in 1997, Robina in 1998 and Varsity Lakes in 2009. [34]

See also

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