Fortitude Valley railway station

Fortitude Valley railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. Located beneath the Valley Metro complex, it serves the central Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley. The station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane.[1]

Fortitude Valley
Chinatown 華麗區站 中國城
View from Platform 2 in October 2008
General information
LocationBrunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Coordinates27.4560°S 153.0337°E / -27.4560; 153.0337
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)North Coast
Distance1.33 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 islands)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600014 (platform 1)
600013 (platform 2)
600010 (platform 3)
600012 (platform 4)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1 November 1890 (1890-11-01)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBrunswick Street
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Central
Continues as the Gold Coast line
towards Varsity Lakes
 Airport Line Bowen Hills
towards Domestic Terminal
Bowen Hills
Continues as the Ferny Grove line
towards Ferny Grove
 Beenleigh Line Central
towards Beenleigh
Central
Continues as the Ipswich & Rosewood line
towards Ipswich or Rosewood
 Caboolture Line Bowen Hills
towards Caboolture
Bowen Hills
Continues as the Shorncliffe line
towards Shorncliffe
 Cleveland Line Central
towards Cleveland
Central
towards Roma Street
 Doomben Line Bowen Hills
towards Doomben
Central
 Exhibition Line
Bi-directional loop
 Exhibition
Central
Continues as the Beenleigh line
towards Beenleigh
 Ferny Grove Line Bowen Hills
towards Ferny Grove
Bowen Hills
Continues as the Airport line
towards Domestic Terminal
 Gold Coast Line Central
towards Varsity Lakes
Bowen Hills
Continues as the Caboolture or Sunshine Coast line
towards Caboolture or Nambour
 Ipswich & Rosewood Line Central
towards Ipswich or Rosewood
Central
Continues as the Springfield line
towards Springfield Central
 Redcliffe Peninsula Line Bowen Hills
towards Kippa-Ring
Central
Continues as the Cleveland line
towards Cleveland
 Shorncliffe Line Bowen Hills
towards Shorncliffe
Bowen Hills
Continues as the Redcliffe Peninsula line
towards Kippa-Ring
 Springfield Line Central
towards Springfield Central
Central
towards Roma Street
 Sunshine Coast Line Bowen Hills
towards Nambour or Gympie North

Pedestrian access to the station is via two thoroughfares near the corner of Brunswick and Wickham Streets and a pedestrian overpass connecting to McWhirters. There is also a lesser known entrance through the car park at the Northern side of the station, both out to Alfred Street in the West and Alden Street in the east, the latter through a secluded elevator in the eastern side of the car parking complex.

On the Path to the overpass to McWhirters, exists two escalators that lead down to Wickham Street, however due to political issues these escalators are non-functional and are normally closed off with a metal door.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1890 as Brunswick Street with the completion of the railway from Brisbane Central.[2][3]

In July 2007, an upgrade on the station commenced but being a busy station, only two platforms were able to be upgraded at any one time.[4]

The upgrade was completed in October 2008 with escalators, elevators, new lighting, updated passenger information displays and upgraded flooring.[5] With the upgrade completed, the station was renamed Fortitude Valley.[6][7]

An upgrade of the Valley Metro Shopping centre (building that exists around the station) commenced in 2017 and has the potential to upgrade the entrances to the station.

Services

Fortitude Valley station is served by all suburban and interurban City network lines.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Also see Inner City timetable[18]

Services by platform
Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Airport City, Park Road & Varsity Lakes [19]
Doomben City, Roma Street & Park Road [19]
City & Cleveland Peak hours only[19]
Ferny Grove City & Beenleigh [19]
Shorncliffe City & Cleveland [19]
2 Airport Brisbane Airport Domestic [20]
Doomben Doomben [20]
Ferny Grove Ferny Grove [20]
Shorncliffe Northgate & Shorncliffe [20]
3 Caboolture City, Springfield Central, Ipswich & Rosewood [21]
Redcliffe Peninsula City, Springfield Central & Ipswich [21]
Sunshine Coast City, Springfield Central & Ipswich [21]
4 Caboolture Caboolture [22]
Redcliffe Peninsula Kippa-Ring [22]
Sunshine Coast Nambour & Gympie North [22]

References
  1. "Cross River Rail Business Case August 2017" (PDF). Government of Queensland. p. 54. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. Towards a unified rail system Queensland Rail
  3. Fortitude Valley Centre for the Government of Queensland
  4. Brunswick Street Station Upgrade Underway Queensland Government 5 June 2007
  5. Beautiful Brunswick Street Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine 612 ABC Brisbane 31 March 2008
  6. Station revamp gives Fortitude Valley new lease on life Queensland Government 10 October 2008
  7. All aboard Brisbane's soundwave station Brisbane Times 11 October 2008
  8. "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  9. "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  10. "Caboolture Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  11. "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  12. "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  13. "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  14. "Doomben Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  15. "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  16. "Shorncliffe Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  17. "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  18. "Inner City timetable" (PDF). Translink. 2 March 2020.
  19. Fortitude Valley Platform 1 TransLink
  20. Fortitude Valley Platform 2 TransLink
  21. Fortitude Valley Platform 3 TransLink
  22. Fortitude Valley Platform 4 TransLink
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