Ferny Grove railway station is the terminus station of the
Ferny Grove line in
Queensland
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, Australia. It serves the
Brisbane
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suburb of
Ferny Grove.
The
Brisbane Tramway Museum is a short walk south of the station.
History
The station opened in 1918 as part of the extension to Samford.
[
The line formerly extended to Dayboro, but was cut back to Ferny Grove in 1955, as part of a larger rationalisation by the Queensland Government of its railway lines. The line now terminates here with ]bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...
services running to Samford during peak times.
The station was upgraded in 2012 as part of the Keperra-Ferny Grove duplication project. The upgrade included relocating the platform, a new station building and car park.
Camp Mountain rail accident
The Camp Mountain rail accident occurred in 1947 west of Ferny Grove on the Dayboro stretch of the line. It is Queensland's worst railway accident. 16 people were killed when a picnic excursion train failed to negotiate a bend on the line between Camp Mountain and Samford. A small memorial marks the site of the accident.
Services
Ferny Grove is the terminus for all stops services to and from Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.
Services by platform
Ferny Grove Central Development
Honeycombes Property Group are developing the station to be Transit Oriented Development
In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. It promotes a symbiotic relationship between ...
(TOD). Ferny Grove Staition is currently being redeveloped to improve parking, retail, add apartments and a public plaza directly outside of the station.
Transport links
Transport for Brisbane
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operate three bus routes from Ferny Grove station:
*367: to Upper Kedron
*397: to Mitchelton via Everton Hills
*398: to Mitchelton via Arana Hills
Brisbane Bus Lines
Brisbane Bus Lines is an Australian bus operator in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. It operates one service under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink (Queensland), Translink banner.
History
Brisbane Bus Lines was formed ...
operate one route from Ferny Grove station:
*399 to Samford Village
References
External links
*
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Queensland Rail
Ferny Grove station
Queensland's Railways on the Internet
* Ferny Grove stationTranslink travel information
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Railway stations in Brisbane
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1918