Dutton Park railway station
Dutton Park railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Dutton Park. The station is one of the oldest on the network.[1]
Dutton Park | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Railway Terrace, Dutton Park | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°29′59″S 153°01′45″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Beenleigh | ||||||||||
Distance | 5.93 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 600051 (platform 1) 600193 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
Fare zone | go card 1 | ||||||||||
Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1884 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Boggo Junction | ||||||||||
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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.[2]
History
Dutton Park station opened in 1884 as Boggo Junction. It was the junction of the Wooloongabba line from 1884 until 1989. The Boggo Junction station is shown on the 1911 estate map for the Dutton Park Estate.[3] The station was renamed Dutton Park three years later in 1914.[4][5]
In September 1930, the standard gauge New South Wales North Coast line opened to the west of the station.[6] In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.[7]
In early 2014, it was announced that Dutton Park would be closed if the Bus & Train Tunnel proceeded, because it would reduce the overall cost of the project, principally by ensuring that no surface-level private residential property acquisition would be required.[8][9]
In June 2014, it was announced that by slightly increasing the gradient of the line, the project could proceed without the need to demolish Dutton Park station.[10][11][12] The project was cancelled in March 2015.[13]
Cross River Rail
The station is being relocated and receiving a major upgrade as part of Cross River Rail.[1] The new station design has easier access for people using wheelchairs or walking frames, and parents with prams.[1] New entry points to station will be built from Noble Street, Kent Street and Annerley Road.[1] By 1 May 2023 the old Dutton Park station had been completely demolished.[14]
Services
Dutton Park station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[15]
Until June 2011, Dutton Park was also served by services to Corinda via the Yeerongpilly-Corinda line.[16][17]
Services by platform
Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Beenleigh | Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh | [18] |
2 | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [19] |
References
- "Cross River Rail to Transform Dutton Park Station with New Rebuild". Brisbane Development. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- Yeronga – Park Road SA Track & Signal
- "1911 The Dutton Park Estate - 112 years ago today - Suburb Maps". Suburb Maps. 25 March 2023.
- Dutton Park Centre for the Government of Queensland
- Why Boggo? Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society
- "Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930
- "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
- Closure of Dutton Park Rail Station Queensland Government
- "Brisbane's BaT project planning takes flight – but awaits funding" Railway Digest June 2014 pages 28-31
- BaT changes include Dutton Park railway station and Victoria Park Queensland Government 25 June 2014
- Queensland Government not closing Dutton Park train station for BAT Tunnel ABC News 25 June 2014
- "Dutton Park station to remain" Railway Digest August 2014 page 14
- Brisbane's BaT tunnel cancelled Archived 17 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Australian Tunneling Society 6 March 2015
- Chan, Ray (1 May 2023). "'Mammoth' task from Cross River Rail crews". Rail Express. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- Beenleigh line timetable TransLink 23 February 2009
- Change to route 104 services 6 June 2011 TransLink
- Dutton Park Platform 1 TransLink
- Dutton Park Platform 2 TransLink
External links
- Media related to Dutton Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Dutton Park station Queensland Rail
- Dutton Park station Queensland's Railways on the Internet