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
Airport Line Bowen Hills
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
Gold Coast Line Central
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
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
Central
towards Roma Street
Sunshine Coast Line Bowen Hills

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

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