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Airport Railway Line, Brisbane
Airtrain (also known as the Airport railway line) is the privately owned commuter railway line that extends northeast from Brisbane ( from Central station by rail), the state capital of Queensland, to Brisbane Airport at both its separate International and Domestic terminals. It was opened in 2001. The line is carried on an elevated prestressed concrete viaduct for its entire length after branching off from the Queensland Rail network at Eagle Junction railway station. Airtrain Citylink will pass ownership of the line to Queensland Rail in 2036. Ownership and business The Airtrain service is a private enterprise. The line is owned and operated by Airtrain Citylink Limited, with financial backing from Transfield Services, Macquarie Bank, Colonial First State and ABN AMRO. The first service ran on 5 May 2001. Airtrain Citylink has a licence from Queensland Transport under a BOOT scheme – build, own, operate and transfer – to build the rail line, to own and operate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Generation Rollingstock
The New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) is a class of individually-propelled carriages ("electric multiple units") manufactured by Bombardier Transportation in Savli, India for the Queensland Rail City network that entered service between December 2017 and December 2019. They are Queensland Rail's largest fleet of electric trains. History In January 2014, the Government of Queensland, Queensland Government awarded a contract for 75 six-carriage electric multiple units to the Qtectic consortium of Aberdeen Asset Management, Bombardier Transportation, Itochu and John Laing Group, John Laing under a 32-year public private partnership. They are the first QR electric multiple units manufactured overseas instead of in Maryborough, Queensland, Maryborough by Downer Rail (formerly Walkers Limited, Walkers). The NGRs were built in Savli, India.New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Queensland
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the state constitution. Since federation in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of the monarch, Charles III), although the governor in practice performs only ceremonial duties, with de facto executive power lying with the Cabinet. The Cabinet is the government' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domestic Airport Railway Station, Brisbane
Domestic Airport 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 Queensland Rail's 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 a lift 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 Suburbs and localities (Australia), sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airport Railway Line, Perth
The Airport line is a suburban railway line and service in Perth, Western Australia, operated by the Public Transport Authority (Western Australia), Public Transport Authority as part of the Transperth system. The Airport line is a branch of the Midland line, Perth, Midland line and runs underground between Bayswater, Western Australia, Bayswater and High Wycombe, Western Australia, High Wycombe via Perth Airport. The Airport line branch is long and has three stations: Redcliffe railway station, Redcliffe, Airport Central railway station, Airport Central, and High Wycombe railway station, Perth, High Wycombe stations. Airport line services continue west of Bayswater along the Midland and Fremantle lines via Perth railway station, Perth station to terminate at Claremont railway station, Perth, Claremont station. The Airport line was known during construction as the Forrestfield–Airport Link. It was constructed by a joint venture between Salini Impregilo and NRW Holdings, NRW a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Coast Railway Line
The Sunshine Coast railway line refers to the section of Queensland's North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast line that has regular Intercity rail, interurban passenger services, which connect Brisbane with the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast and as far north as Gympie. It is the longest line on the Queensland Rail Citytrain network. Overview Nambour and Gympie North services use the Caboolture railway line, Caboolture line to Caboolture railway station, Caboolture, then the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast line to Nambour railway station, Nambour and Gympie North railway station, Gympie North. The line consists of four tracks from Roma Street railway station, Roma Street to Northgate railway station, Brisbane, Northgate, then three tracks to Petrie railway station, Brisbane, Petrie, allowing Nambour & Gympie North express services to pass the local Caboolture railway line, Caboolture services. The line is then double track to Beerburrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferny Grove Railway Line
The Ferny Grove railway line is a suburban rail transport, railway line in Brisbane central business district, Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network. History Based on initial surveys, in 1885 the Queensland Government planned to construct a railway line to Samford, Queensland, Samford with the intention of extending it to Gympie. However, no immediate action was taken and further surveys resulted in the decision to construct the line to Gympie via the Mayne railway station, Brisbane, Mayne railway station (Bowen Hills, Queensland, Bowen Hills) which created the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line. The relocation of Brisbane's cattle sales yard from Normanby, Queensland, Normanby to Newmarket, Queensland, Newmarket created a need to provide a railway to Newmarket. With financial guarantees provided by the Windsor Shire Council and the Enoggera Divisional Board, the Queensland R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redcliffe Peninsula Railway Line
The Redcliffe Peninsula line is a stretch of heavy gauge dual-track railway between Petrie and Kippa-Ring on the Redcliffe peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The new line is part of Queensland Rail's City suburban network, branching from the North Coast line. It starts north of Petrie railway station, extending from ( to north of Central railway station). The line has six stations: Kallangur, Murrumba Downs, Mango Hill, Mango Hill East (previously called Kinsellas Road), Rothwell and Kippa-Ring. Funding for the project consisted of $742 million from the Commonwealth Government, $300 million from the Queensland Government (plus another $120 million for land) and $105 million from the Moreton Bay Regional Council. The line was officially opened on 3 October 2016, about 130 years after it was first proposed. The first train to depart from Kippa-Ring was SMU 285 and 295, with the Prime Minister, Queensland Premier and the first train ballot winners on board. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorncliffe Railway Line
The Shorncliffe railway line is an suburban rail transport, railway line situated north of Brisbane central business district, Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network. History The Sandgate Railway, opened in 1882, was the first truly suburban railway in Brisbane, built to provide convenient access to the seaside for the city's residents. The terminus was originally named Sandgate and was renamed Shorncliffe railway station, Shorncliffe in 1938. The current Sandgate railway station, Brisbane, Sandgate station was originally named Sandgate Central. The line allowed Brisbane residents to travel to Moreton Bay's shoreline at Shorncliffe, Queensland, Shorncliffe. Duplication was completed by December 1901. Trains to Sandgate originally travelled via what is now the Exhibition railway line, Exhibition line prior to the opening of the tunnel between Central railway station, Brisbane, Central and Fortitude Valley ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caboolture Railway Line
The Caboolture railway line refers to the section of Queensland's North Coast Line that has a regular suburban railway service, extending north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The line commences at Roma Street railway station, travelling through the city and extends through Brisbane's northern suburbs to Caboolture, which the line continues north to Sunshine Coast and connects with the Ipswich line south-west of Brisbane. The line distance from Brisbane Central railway station is . Lines that branch from it are the Ferny Grove line at Bowen Hills, the Doomben and Airport lines at Eagle Junction, the Shorncliffe line at Northgate and the Redcliffe Peninsula line at Petrie. History The first section of the line, to Northgate (and onto Sandgate) opened in 1882. In 1883 the Queensland government decided to link Gladstone to Brisbane by railway, and eventually decided upon Northgate as the junction for the new line. The alignment from Roma St to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkenba Railway Line
Pinkenba ( ) is a town and eastern coastal suburb within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pinkenba had a population of 350 people. Geography Pinkenba is a long narrow strip of land on the northern side of the Brisbane River, facing Moreton Bay, from the Brisbane central business district. The area is spatially isolated from other residential suburbs and is bounded by the Brisbane Airport to west, Moreton Bay to the north, and the Brisbane River to the east. The neighbourhood of Myrtletown is at the northern end of the suburb of Pinkenba (). The neighbourhood of Bulwer Island is in the centre of the suburb (). The former suburb of Meeandah, now a neighbourhood, is located () at the southern end of the suburb of Pinkenba. Pinkenba has the following headlands: * Juno Point on Moreton Bay () * Luggage Point (also known as Uniacke Point) at the mouth of the Brisbane River () The land use is mostly industrial except for a small residential area at the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast Railway Line
The Gold Coast railway line is an interurban railway line operated by Queensland Rail in Queensland, Australia, connecting Brisbane with the Gold Coast. The line has 17 stations. In 2021, a journey from Central station to the terminus of this line was scheduled to take 1 hour 23 minutes. There are plans for several new stations along the existing line, as well as an extension south. The line ran to Tweed Heads in the early 1900s until the 1960s. A new Gold Coast railway opened in 1996 with an extension to Varsity Lakes opened in 2007. In December 2017 the G:link light rail services connected to the line at Helensvale station. Duplication of the line progressed in stages. History The Beenleigh railway line opened in 1885 and, in 1889, was extended to Southport as the South Coast Line. A branch line to Tweed Heads, New South Wales was opened on 10 August 1903 with the running of an excursion train. The first regular passenger train made the journey from Brisbane on 14 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Street Railway Station, Brisbane
Roma Street railway station is a commuter and long-distance passenger train station located in the central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast, Main, Gold Coast and NSW North Coast lines. The station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane. Although not easily visible to the public, the original 1873 Roma Street railway station building still exists within the modern complex and is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. History 1800s to 1940s The construction of a railway station on Roma Street was part of a plan to extend the Main Line to Brisbane. An iron station building designed by Sir Charles Fox & Sons was to be imported from the United Kingdom for this purpose, but economic problems in Queensland led to the order being cancelled. In 1873, the Superintendent of Public Buildings Francis Stanley designed a smaller station for the site, with con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
