Park Road railway station

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Park Road Railway Station, Queensland, June 2012.JPG
Southbound view in June 2012
General information
LocationQuarry Street, Dutton Park
Coordinates 27°29′36″S153°01′49″E / 27.4934°S 153.0302°E / -27.4934; 153.0302
Elevation23 metres
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Queensland Rail
Line(s) Gold Coast
Cleveland
Distance5.05 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Connections Boggo Road busway station
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking28 bays
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600085 (platform 1)
600190 (platform 2)
600191 (platform 3)
600192 (platform 4)
Fare zone go card 1
Website Queensland Rail
Translink timetable information
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
South Bank
towards Bowen Hills
Beenleigh Line Dutton Park
towards Beenleigh
Cleveland Line Buranda
towards Cleveland
Gold Coast Line Altandi
towards Varsity Lakes

Park Road railway station is the junction station for the Gold Coast and Cleveland lines in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Dutton Park.

Contents

It is served by Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast line services. Immediately south of the station lies a triangle junction with the Cleveland and Fisherman Islands lines branching off. [1]

History

In September 1930, the standard gauge NSW North Coast line opened to the west of the station. [2] On 12 November 1942, a wartime siding opened at Park Road, followed by a second on 28 February 1944. After falling out of use in 1945, the yard was reactivated in 1949. In its later years, it was primarily used by paper trains for Queensland Newspapers. It closed again in the early 1990s. [3]

As part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge to allow these services to be segregated from Beenleigh and Cleveland services. [4] [5] In 2000, a project commenced to add a fourth track and platform face between the existing lines, as well as add a platform face to the dual gauge line. [6]

Platform 4 was intended for use by Gold Coast trains but the curvature of the platform was deemed unsafe for commuter train usage. In preparation for sweeping changes across the City network on 20 January 2014, the use of platform 4 at Park Road was trialled from 13 January, before opening for selected Gold Coast services on 20 January.

During an extended 10-day track closure from 25 December 2021 to 3 January 2022, Park Road Station was closed including tracks from it to Yeerongpilly Station and Lindum Station. This allowed for works to move the Up Beenleigh track 40-50m to the east following the Dual Gauge unwired flyover, to support the final alignment of Cross River Rail southern portal. The section of track from Dutton Park Station that allowed access to Platform 2 at Park Road Station was also removed permanently, resulting in all trains from the Down Beenleigh track servicing Platform 3 at Park Road. [7]

The dual gauge track between Dutton Park Station and Platform 4 at Park Road Station remains closed due to Cross River Rail works.

Services

Park Road station is served by Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast line services. [8] [9] [10]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Beenleigh Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh [11]
Cleveland Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland [11]
Gold Coast Varsity Lakes [11]
2 Cleveland Bowen Hills & Shorncliffe [12]
3 Ferny Grove Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove [13] Currently used as Dock/Terminal platform due to Cross River Rail works.
4 Beenleigh Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove [14]
Gold Coast City, Brisbane Airport & Doomben [14]
Shorncliffe Shorncliffe Two afternoon services only [14]
Park Road Railway Station at Woolloongabba, Queensland, ca. 1925 Park Road Railway Station ca 1925.jpg
Park Road Railway Station at Woolloongabba, Queensland, ca. 1925

Adjacent to the station lies Boggo Road busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services. [15] The future Boggo Road railway station is due to open in 2024 and will provide interchange with Park Road.

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References

  1. ↑ Yeronga – Park Road SA Track & Signal
  2. ↑ "Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930
  3. ↑ "The Park Road shunt" Railway Digest January 1993 pages 16-17
  4. ↑ "Yeerongpilly – Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
  5. ↑ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
  6. ↑ "Park Road Station Expansion" Railway Digest June 2000 page 12
  7. ↑ "Changes to train services this Christmas and New Years". Cross River Rail. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 Park Road Platform 1 TransLink
  12. ↑ Park Road Platform 2 Translink
  13. ↑ Park Road Platform 3 Translink
  14. 1 2 3 Park Road Platform 4 Translink
  15. ↑ Boggo Road station TransLink
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