Exhibition railway station is located on the Exhibition line in

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, Australia. It serves the

Brisbane Exhibition Ground The Brisbane Showgrounds (formerly known as the Brisbane Exhibition Ground) is a multi-purpose venue located in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Australia. Established in 1875, it hosts more than 250 events each year, the largest being the Royal Queen ...

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and is normally only opened during the

Ekka The Ekka is the annual agricultural show of Queensland, Australia. Its formal title is the Royal Queensland Show, and it is held at the Brisbane Showgrounds. It was originally called the Brisbane Exhibition, but it is more commonly known as the ...

show each August, or other special events at the RNA showgrounds. Previously an extra ticket surcharge had to be paid to travel to the station. In 2009, Translink CEO Peter Strachan blamed the surcharge on the Royal National Agricultural & Industrial Association not willing to pick up the cost of running the station. The surcharge was removed in 2012.Fare Overhaul for Brisbane Ekka
''Australasian Bus & Coach'' 19 July 2012 Because of the requirements of the Show, the station is equipped with facilities for dealing with livestock. The line passing through the station is regularly used by trains traveling between Roma Street station and Mayne depot.

Cross River Rail

Construction of the

Cross River Rail Cross River Rail (CRR) is an Rapid transit, underground heavy rail project currently under construction in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The project will see the development of a new rail line underneath the Brisbane River, together with th ...

project will see Exhibition Station upgraded for year-round operation and the development of a precinct between the station and the nearby RBWH.Exhibition Station
, Official Cross River Rail Website The island platform will run for 165 metres in length, allowing it to provide for up to nine-car trains. A

viaduct A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide ...

was built to allow for rail passage over the showgrounds. As of June 3rd 2025 the station has re-opened after the major cross river rail upgrades. However the station is only opened for special events until the cross river rail lines have been completed later in the decade. The tunnel portal for the Cross River Rail line will be located south of the Exhibition Station and the next station for southbound Cross River Rail services will be the underground Cross River Rail platforms at Roma Street.

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