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Ormeau Railway Station
Ormeau railway station is a railway station located on the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Pimpama. History Ormeau station opened on 25 February 1996 when the Gold Coast line opened from Beenleigh to Helensvale. It is the only station on the Gold Coast line with side platforms. Services Ormeau is served by Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Domestic Airport. Services by platform Transport links Surfside Buslines operate four routes from Ormeau station: *721: to Coomera station via Upper Coomera *722: to Coomera station via Pimpama *728: to Beenleigh station Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,252 people. A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenle ... via Yatala *729: to Beenleigh station via Ormeau Hills References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimpama
Pimpama is a northern suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pimpama had a population of 9,396 people. The name is of Aboriginal origin. The suburb contains numerous schools with the first opening in the 1870s. A small farming community grew in the area from the 1860s. It was once a stop for Cobb and Co coach services. Pimpama was the location of the state's first sawmill. Growing arrowroot had become popular from as early as the 1880s. By 1908, the region's arrowroot crop supplied the whole country. More recently the suburb has experienced high rates of housing development due to the availability of land and proximity to the motorway. Geography Pimpama is located on the Pacific Motorway north of Surfers Paradise. The township of Pimpama is the last remaining rural town on the Pacific Motorway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. It has a large area of undeveloped land. With the urban development of the region, Pimpama's population has had rapi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowen Hills Railway Station
Bowen Hills railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills. North of the station, the Ferny Grove line branches off. The station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane. History There have been three railways stations named Bowen Hills. The first from 1882 to 1889 was near Campbell Street. In 1890, a new station opened at the south end of the Abbotsford Road tunnel. In 1971, to allow for the Mayne marshalling yards to be expanded, Bowen Hill and Mayne Junction stations were closed with a new Bowen Hills station opening in 1973. As part of the quadruplication of the line from Roma Street station, Platforms 3 and 4 opened on 11 June 1996. Accidents In October 1904, Archibald Kerr, a 16-year-old boy, fell from a moving train near Bowen Hills station; the boy died from the injury to the back of his head caused by the fall. At the time, the train drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormeau Hills, Queensland
Ormeau Hills is a residential locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the Ormeau Hills had a population of 3,148 people. Geography A small section of the eastern boundary of Ormeau Hills follows the Pacific Motorway. The eastern part of the locality is a suburban development on lower flatter land ( above sea level). The centre of the locality is more hilly, up to , and the land use is rural residential. The west of the locality is more mountainous, rising to , and is undeveloped. History The name of the locality comes from the neighbouring locality of Ormeau, which, in turn, takes its name from Ormeau House the estate of Major Alexander Jenyns Boyd, a sugar planter of the 1860s. His first wife, Isabella (née Dawson) was born at Ormeau Road, Belfast, Ulster, Ireland. The word ''ormeau'' is French, meaning ''young elm''. In the 2011 census, Ormeau Hills had a population of 1,212 people. In the Ormeau Hills had a population of 3,148 people. Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatala, Queensland
Yatala (is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yatala had a population of 1,312 people. Geography Surrounding suburbs of Yatala include Beenleigh, Windaroo, and Stapylton. Yatala and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Albert River, which is at the northern end of the suburb. Etymology The suburb takes its name from a property on the Albert River which was named by a South Australian after Yatala Harbor near Port Augusta, South Australia. The word is presumed to be from the Kaurna Aboriginal word 'yertalla', meaning ''water running by the side of a river''.Chapter 12Weeding Out Spurious Etymologies: Toponyms On The Adelaide Plains' (Rob Amery) in: As a place name it specifically referred to the inundation of the usually-dry plain either side of Dry Creek in South Australia after heavy rain. History St Mary's Catholic Church was officially opened by Bishop James Quinn on Sunday 12 December 1875. The church was original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Coomera
Upper Coomera is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Upper Coomera had a population of 25,276 people. Geography Upper Coomera is located on the northern side of the Gold Coast on the western side of the M1 Pacific Motorway. It borders Willow Vale in the north, the Coomera River on the south which separates it from Oxenford and the Pacific Highway on the east which separates it from Coomera. Tamborine-Oxenford Road (State Route 95) runs through from south-west to south-east. Upper Coomera and Coomera have long been the main centre of urban development on the Gold Coast and are considered to be, along with Southport and Robina, one of the Gold Coast's three urban centres. Upper Coomera is a heavily suburbanised suburb consisting of many large residential developments and commercial centres. Despite already being heavily developed and having a large population, Upper Coomera is predicted by both the Queensland Government and Gold Coast City Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coomera Railway Station
Coomera railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Coomera. History Coomera station opened on 25 February 1996 when the Gold Coast line opened from Beenleigh to Helensvale. A track duplication to the south of the station, linking with Helensvale, was completed in October 2017. The new track provides additional capacity in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The duplication required the construction of 8 new rail bridges, including one with a span of 860 metres across the Coomera River, Hope Island Road and Saltwater Creek. Services Coomera is served by Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic. Services by platform Transport links Surfside Buslines operate seven routes from Coomera station: *TX7: (formerly 720) to Helensvale station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild *721: to Ormeau station via Upper Coomera *722: to Ormeau station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surfside Buslines
Surfside Buslines was an Australian bus operator on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It operated 56 services under contract to the Government of Queensland under the TransLink banner. It also operates nine services in the adjoining Tweed Valley of northern New South Wales under contract to the Government of New South Wales. As of 2022 Surfside Buslines has changed its name as part of a business re-brand by the parent company, Kinetic. Surside Buslines has now been dissolved into the Kinetic brand with its fleet of buses reflecting this change. History Until June 1989 Surfside was owned by Greyhound owner Russell Penfold when it was sold to Joe and Tony Calabro with 56 buses. In 1993, Tweed Bus Service was purchased with 51 buses, followed by Gold Coast Citybus on 21 February 1995, Springbrook-Mudgeeraba Bus Service with approximately twelve buses on 1 March 1995, Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle was purchased in September 1998 and Coomera Bus Lines in May 2001. In 2008 the Calabro' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomben Railway Station
Doomben railway station is the terminal station of the Pinkenba line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Ascot adjacent to Doomben Racecourse. History The Pinkenba line opened on 1 April 1897 to Pinkenba. A station for Doomben Racecourse was opened in 1909 alongside the Nudgee Road level crossing, and in 1976 a new station named Whinstanes-Doomben opened slightly farther east; Whinstanes was the name of the industrial branch line that crosses Kingsford Smith Drive to the Hamilton Cold Stores. The station was renamed Doomben when the line was electrified on 6 February 1988. All passenger services on the line were suspended on 27 September 1993 as part of a statewide rationalisation of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines. Trains continued to serve Doomben when major race events were held. Passenger services resumed on 27 January 1998, with Doomben becoming the terminal station with bus connectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domestic Terminal Railway Station, Brisbane
Domestic Terminal railway station is the terminus station of the Airport line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Domestic Terminal at Brisbane Airport, opening on 5 May 2001 at the same time as the line. The station along with the line is owned and operated by Airtrain Citylink under a BOOT scheme. It will pass to Queensland Rail ownership in 2036. Services are operated by City network. Although TransLink's go card is able to be used, the station is not included in the TransLink fare structure, with Airtrain able to charge a premium fare. Connection to the airport terminal The station is connected to the Brisbane Airport's domestic terminal by a covered elevated footbridge, with an elevator and escalators to the kerbside immediately in front of the entrance to the terminal. Services Domestic Terminal is served by City network Airport line services to Roma Street, Park Road and Varsity Lakes Varsity Lakes is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomben Railway Station, Brisbane
Doomben railway station is the terminal station of the Pinkenba line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Ascot adjacent to Doomben Racecourse. History The Pinkenba line opened on 1 April 1897 to Pinkenba. A station for Doomben Racecourse was opened in 1909 alongside the Nudgee Road level crossing, and in 1976 a new station named Whinstanes-Doomben opened slightly farther east; Whinstanes was the name of the industrial branch line that crosses Kingsford Smith Drive to the Hamilton Cold Stores. The station was renamed Doomben when the line was electrified on 6 February 1988. All passenger services on the line were suspended on 27 September 1993 as part of a statewide rationalisation of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines. Trains continued to serve Doomben when major race events were held. Passenger services resumed on 27 January 1998, with Doomben becoming the terminal station with bus connectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varsity Lakes Railway Station
Varsity Lakes railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Varsity Lakes. History Varsity Lakes station opened on 13 December 2009 as the terminal station of the Gold Coast line when it was extended from Robina. Construction work on the four kilometre line extension from Robina commenced in late July 2007. Services Varsity Lakes is served by Gold Coast line services to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic. Services by platform Transport links Surfside Buslines operate five routes via Varsity Lakes station: *753: Burleigh Heads to Broadbeach South Interchange *757: Burleigh Heads to Reedy Creek *759: Robina station to Reedy Creek *760: Robina station to Tweed Heads via Gold Coast Airport *765: The Pines Elanora to Robina Town Centre Robina Town Centre is the second largest shopping center A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
