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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 services running to Samford during peak times. [2] [3] The station was upgraded in 2012 as part of the Keperra-Ferny Grove duplication project.
The line was closed beyond Ferny Grove after 30 June 1955 after the freight traffic was lost to road transport. [6] Ferny Grove was initially known as Ferny Flats, but the railway department changed the name of the railway station because of a Ferny Flats in New South Wales; the surrounding area followed suit. [7]
The standard gauge line from Sydney, NSW which opened in 1930 was built parallel to the line from Salisbury to South Brisbane. The section from Yeerongpilly to Kuraby was duplicated between 1950 and 1952. [5] With increasing popularity of the motor car, the South Coast line was closed beyond Beenleigh in 1964.
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The Beenleigh railway line opened in 1885 [1] and, in 1889, was extended to Southport as the South Coast Line. [2] [3] A branch line to Tweed Heads, New South Wales was opened on 10 August 1903 with the running of an excursion train. [4]
In September 1930, the standard gauge NSW North Coast line opened to the west of the station. [2] 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 Queensland ...
Ferny Grove: Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh [4] 2 Ferny Grove: Ferny Grove [5] References External links. Media related to Windsor railway ...
Cross River Rail (CRR) is an 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 the redevelopment of a number of stations in the Brisbane central business district as well as the Beenleigh railway line.