Moorooka railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Moorooka. The station opened in 1887.[1]
Moorooka | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from the platform in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ipswich Road, Moorooka | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°32′09″S 153°00′50″E / 27.5357°S 153.0140°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Beenleigh | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.55 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 18 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed morning peak | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600197 (platform 1) 600198 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Translink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1887 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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To the west of the station lies the NSW North Coast dual gauge line primarily used by Gold Coast, NSW TrainLink XPT and freight services, and the Clapham freight yard.[2][3]
In 1996, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.[4]
Moorooka passenger station is opposite the Clapham goods railway station.
Services
editMoorooka station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[5]
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Beenleigh | Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh | [6] |
| 2 | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [7] |
Diagram
editReferences
edit- ^ "Queensland Places – Mooorooka". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Clapham – Yeerongpilly Archived 26 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
- ^ Million dollar homes in the firing line Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Times 15 September 2010
- ^ "Yeerongpilly – Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
- ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Moorooka Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Moorooka Platform 2 TransLink
External links
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Media related to Moorooka railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Moorooka station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Moorooka station Translink travel information
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