South Bank railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in

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. It is one of two stations serving the

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area, the other being South Brisbane station. It was formerley known as Vulture Street station due to being located on Vulture Street.

History

South Bank station opened as Vulture Street, after the adjoining street. The station provides access to the park and cinemas, and the Grey Street retail and dining precinct. In September 1930, the

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New South Wales North Coast line opened to the west of the station. In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to

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. On 27 April 2001, the station was renamed South Bank (Vulture Street), later being simplified to South Bank in reference to its proximity to the

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. At the same time a platform face was added on the

line. In December 2013, work commenced on a

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at South Bank, which will see the station covered with office and apartment buildings. The new apartments are called Southpoint. The proposal was announced by the

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in November 2007.

Services

South Bank station is served by

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and

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line services.

Services by platform

Transport links

Adjacent to the station lies the

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that is served by

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services. Cultural Centre stationTransLink

References

External links

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Queensland Rail
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Queensland's Railways on the Internet
Track layout
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