Moorooka railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Moorooka. The station opened in 1887.[1]
To the west of the station lies the NSW North Coast dual gauge line primarily used by Gold Coast, NSW TrainLink XPT and freight services, and the Clapham freight yard.[2][3]
In 1996, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.[4]
Moorooka passenger station is opposite the Clapham goods railway station.
Moorooka Station will close sometime in 2025 for a major accessibility upgrade as part of the Cross River Rail project. The upgrades include a third platform, new station buildings, an upgraded overpass with lifts to all platforms and the station entrance for the station to be fully accessible, and other facilities.[5]
Services
Moorooka station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[6]
Services by platform
Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Beenleigh | Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh | [7] |
2 | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [8] |
Diagram
References
- ^ "Queensland Places – Mooorooka". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Clapham – Yeerongpilly Archived 26 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
- ^ Million dollar homes in the firing line Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Times 15 September 2010
- ^ "Yeerongpilly – Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
- ^ "Moorooka Station". Cross River Rail. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Moorooka Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Moorooka Platform 2 TransLink
External links
Media related to Moorooka railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Moorooka station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Moorooka station Translink travel information
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