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Platforms at Roma Street railway station in central Brisbane. There are 153 stations on the South East Queensland rail network. [2] The four Brisbane city stations — Roma Street, Brisbane Central, Fortitude Valley and Bowen Hills — are served by all suburban and interurban lines and together form the core of the network.
Airtrain (also known as the Airport railway line) is the privately owned commuter railway line that extends 13.0 km (8.1 mi) northeast from Brisbane (15.9 km (9.9 mi) 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.
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia.Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger train services connecting Brisbane to regional Queensland.
Rail services in the south and east are not direct. Reliance on the rail network is low, compared to Melbourne and Sydney, especially during peak demand periods. [11] The network has relatively low ridership on a world scale [10] and compared to the city's bus network. [12] 55 million passenger trips were taken across the network in 2018–19. [13]
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. [1] The terminus was originally named Sandgate and was renamed Shorncliffe in 1938. [2] [3] The current Sandgate station was originally named Sandgate Central.
Commuter rail/Intercity rail: System: Queensland Rail Citytrain network: Operator(s) Queensland Rail: Rolling stock: IMU (Gympie North & Nambour) SMU260/NGR (Nambour) Technical; Line length: 180 km (110 mi) Track length: 172.21 km (107.01 mi) Number of tracks: Quadruple to Northgate, triple to Petrie, double to Beerburrum, remainder single ...
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. [1] The station along with the line is owned and operated by Airtrain Citylink under a BOOT scheme. It will pass to Queensland Rail ...
The Exhibition railway line is a special-purpose railway line in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It conveys Queensland Rail City network passengers during the Royal Queensland Show (locally known as "the Ekka") in August and rare other special events held in the showgrounds. It is informally known as the Ekka Loop.