Beenleigh railway station is located on the
Beenleigh line
The Beenleigh railway line is a suburban railway line extending east-southeast from Brisbane Central railway station, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.
History
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in
Queensland
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, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the suburb of
Beenleigh
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 Beenl ...
in
City of Logan
Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...
, the other being
Holmview.
History
Beenleigh station opened in 1885 at its original location at the same time as the opening of the line. It served as the terminus of the line until the
South Coast line
The South Coast Line is an intercity rail service operated by NSW TrainLink that services the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The service runs from , and runs the entire length of the eponymous South Coast railway line to . T ...
opened to
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England.
Southport lies on the Irish ...
on 25 January 1889. It became the terminus of the line again when the South Coast line closed on 30 June 1964.
The station was reopened at its current location on 12 March 1988 in time for
World Expo 88
World Expo 88, also known as Expo 88, was a specialised Expo held in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia, during a six-month period between Saturday, 30 April 1988 and Sunday, 30 October 1988, inclusive. The theme of the Expo wa ...
. The original 1885 station building was relocated to the
Beenleigh Historical Village
The Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum is an open-air museum at Main Street, Beenleigh, City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. It preserves twenty buildings from Beenleigh's past which contain many collections related to the history of this d ...
. On 25 February 1996, the line was again extended south when the
Gold Coast line opened to
Helensvale
Helensvale is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Helensvale had a population of 16,862 people.
Geography
Helensvale is bounded by the Pacific Motorway to the west, by the Coomera River to the north, by S ...
.
During the 2013/14 financial year, the station was rated as the worst for
fare evasion
Fare evasion or fare dodging, fare violation, rarely called ticket evasion, is the act of travelling on public transport without paying by deliberately not buying a required ticket to travel (having had the chance to do so). It is a problem in man ...
with 1,048 tickets dispensed. South of the station lies a
City network
City networks can either refer to a membership organization city leaders join to connect their city to other municipalities, or to a geographical concept used to describe inter-connectivity of cities on different levels (trade, railways, culture e ...
stabling yard.
It is worth noting that the station access is prone to flooding during severe weather events as its only commuter access is via the underpass.
Flooding warning signs are posted in the nearby parking areas
Queensland Rail Twitter shows significant high flood levels from the March 2017 Floods.
Services
Beenleigh is the terminus for all stops Beenleigh railway line, Beenleigh line services to and from Bowen Hills railway station, Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove railway station, Ferny Grove.
It is also served by limited stops
Gold Coast line services from
Varsity Lakes
Varsity Lakes is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Varsity Lakes had a population of 15,026 people.
The suburb was originally known as ''Stephens'', but in 2002, Stephens, Andrews and a section of Robina we ...
to Bowen Hills,
Doomben and
Brisbane Airport Domestic.
Services by platform
Transport links
Logan City Bus Service
Clarks Logan City Bus Service is an Australian operator of bus services in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It operates 28 services under contract to the Government of Queensland under the TransLink banner.
In 2008, Graham Davis became the CE ...
operate six routes via Beenleigh station:
*553: to Trinder Park
*562: to
Loganholme
Loganholme is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,303 people.
The majority of the land is used for houses while it has range of other uses.
Geograp ...
*563: Loganholme to
Bethania
*565:
Windaroo
Windaroo is a residential suburb in the outer southern areas of the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Windaroo had a population of 2,827 people.
Geography
The suburb is bounded to the north by Windaroo Creek, to the east by the ...
to Loganholme
*566: Windaroo to
Brisbane City
*567: to
Holmview
Surfside Buslines operate two routes from Beenleigh station:
*728: to
Ormeau station via
Yatala
*729: to Ormeau station via
Ormeau Hills
References
External links
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Beenleigh stationQueensland Rail
Beenleigh stationQueensland's Railways on the Internet
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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 ...
TransLink travel information
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Railway stations in Logan City
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1885
Beenleigh, Queensland