Moorooka railway station

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
Northbound view from the platform in July 2012
General information
LocationIpswich Road, Moorooka
Coordinates27°32′09″S 153°00′50″E
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Beenleigh
Distance10.55 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking18 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusStaffed morning peak
Station code600197 (platform 1)
600198 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 2
WebsiteTranslink
History
Opened1887
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Yeerongpilly
towards Bowen Hills
 Beenleigh Line Rocklea
towards Beenleigh

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

Moorooka 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
Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Beenleigh Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh [6]
2 Beenleigh Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove [7]

Diagram

References
  1. "Queensland Places – Mooorooka". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. Clapham – Yeerongpilly Archived 26 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
  3. Million dollar homes in the firing line Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Times 15 September 2010
  4. "Yeerongpilly – Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
  5. "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  6. Moorooka Platform 1 TransLink
  7. Moorooka Platform 2 TransLink


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