Pinkenba railway station
Pinkenba railway station was a railway station on the Pinkenba railway line in the suburb of Pinkenba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was originally the terminus station of the Pinkenba Line, just 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the Brisbane central business district and 14.1 kilometres (8.8 mi) from Central station by rail. It opened in 1897 and was rebuilt in 1969, with a new station closer to the township of Pinkenba. The first station became a shunters' quarters. The line closed to all passenger traffic in 1993.
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| Location | Eagle Farm Road, Pinkenba | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.4268°S 153.1163°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1897 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 27 September 1993 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1969 (New Second Station) | ||||||||||
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History
The Pinkenba line opened 1 April 1897. During World War I (1914 to 1918) and World War II (1939 to 1945), troop camps were located at Pinkenba and Meeandah because of deep berthing available to ships at Pinkenba, at the mouth of the Brisbane River. Passenger ships of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, later P&O, used the adjacent Pinkenba Wharf, and special trains ran from Brisbane to Pinkenba.[1]
On 29 August 1906, a contract was let for refreshment rooms to be constructed at Pinkenba station, at a cost of £318. They operated until the new Pinkenba station opened in 1969.[1]
In 1988, part of the line was electrified, but only as far as Eagle Farm station. Diesel-hauled trains operated an infrequent passenger services to Pinkenba. On 27 September 1993, all passenger services on the line were suspended by the Goss Labor government as part of a statewide rationalisation of the rail network, which involved the closing or suspension of services of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines.
Current status
In 2005, the 1969 Pinkenba station area became a rubbish recycling site, with large amounts of dirt dumped over the terminus siding. The 1969 station building remained until 2016, although badly damaged and used as a dumping ground, and the track that connected the station to the Pinkenba Line was removed. By 2017, the building had been demolished. Queensland Rail still owns the land.[2]
The original 1897 station building was removed to a GrainCorp site. Circa 2001, the station building was cut in half and removed, pending the redevelopment of the site. The right-hand section went to a private home in Shore Street East, in Cleveland and the left-hand section was transferred by ferry to North Stradbroke Island, and serves as the ticket office for Stradbroke Ferries.
Replacement bus service
The bus stop for the replacement Translink bus service (303) is immediately adjacent to the site of the former Pinkenba station, in Eagle Farm Road.
References
- Hallam, Greg (2005). Brisbane's Biography (Steamtrain Sunday). QR Limited.
- Nicholls, Tim (15 March 2007). "Record of Proceedings" (PDF). Hansard. Brisbane: Queensland Government. First Session of the Fifty-Second Parliament: 1155. ISSN 1322-0330. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2007.