Park Road railway station is the

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for the

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and

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lines in

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, Australia. It serves the

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suburb of

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. It is served by

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and

line services. Immediately south of the station lies a

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with the Cleveland and Fisherman Islands lines branching off.

History

In September 1930, the

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NSW North Coast line opened to the west of the station. 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

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. It closed again in the early 1990s. As part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to

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to allow these services to be segregated from

and

services. 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. 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

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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

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

works.

Services

Park Road station is served by

and

line services.

Services by platform

Transport links

Adjacent to the station lies Boggo Road busway station that is served by

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services. Boggo Road stationTransLink The future Boggo Road railway station is due to open in 2024 and will provide interchange with Park Road.

References

External links

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