Corinda via South Brisbane railway line

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Corinda via South Brisbane line
Website queenslandrail.com.au
Technical
Line length 0 km (0 mi)
Track length 14.5 km (9.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge
Operating speed 0 km/h (0 mph)

The Corinda via South Brisbane railway line (also known as Tennyson line) was a suburban railway line in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It connected the Beenleigh and Ipswich Lines in peak hours, with services running all stations between Roma Street and Corinda via South Brisbane and the Tennyson Line. It connected to the Gold Coast Line at Yeerongpilly.

During times of disruption in the inner south of Brisbane, certain services could be maintained by running through this line. For example, if there was a disruption at South Brisbane, Gold Coast services could be maintained by travelling along the Corinda via South Brisbane line via the Ipswich line to Yeerongpilly, then south to Beenleigh as per normal along the Beenleigh line.

Corinda via South Brisbane line is a major freight corridor, being the main connection between western Queensland freight lines, the Port of Brisbane and the marshalling yards at Moolabin, Clapham and Acacia Ridge.

Passenger services on the line ceased in June 2011.[1][2]

[edit] Line guide and services

Prior to the opening of the Merivale Bridge in 1978, the line was the only connection between the northern and southern portions of the Brisbane suburban network. Through trains ran from South Brisbane to Darra and Ipswich in the morning peak and afternoon school hours with a shuttle between Yeerongpilly and Corinda at other times. After 1978 the line lost some of its importance and most through trains were withdrawn. The shuttle was withdrawn on 1 June 1998 but reinstated soon after. The shuttle continued until 25 May 2001 when it was replaced by buses, with through services from Corinda to Bowen Hills railway station in the morning and afternoon. Through services continued to operate at peak times on weekdays until they were withdrawn in June 2011.[2]

Passengers for/from the Ipswich line changed at Corinda, Beenleigh line changed at Yeerongpilly, Cleveland and Gold Coast lines at Park Road, and all other lines at Central.

Corinda via South Brisbane railway line
showing distance from Central, ticket zone, and connecting or nearby bus services
Continuation backward
Airtrain, Caboolture, Doomben, Ferny Grove, Nambour & Gympie North, Shorncliffe lines
Unknown BSicon "ACC"
2.7 km Bowen Hills(1) 301, 310, 315, 320, 393
Continuation to right Junction from right
Exhibition line
Unknown BSicon "HSTACC"
1.3 km Fortitude Valley(1) See Fortitude Valley railway station
Enter and exit tunnel
Unknown BSicon "ACC"
0.0 km CENTRAL(1) See Adelaide Street Bus Mall
Enter and exit short tunnel
Unknown BSicon "ACC"
0.8 km Roma Street(1) See Roma Street railway station
Continuation to right Unknown BSicon "ABZrd"
Exhibition line
Track turning from left Transverse track Transverse track Junction to right
Ipswich, Rosewood lines
Continuation forward Unknown BSicon "AKRZ-UKo"
Pacific Motorway
Small bridge over water
Brisbane River
Unknown BSicon "HSTACC"
2.6 km South Brisbane(1) See Cultural Centre busway station
Unknown BSicon "HSTACC"
3.5 km South Bank(1) See South Bank busway station
Unknown BSicon "ACC"
5.1 km Park Road(1/2)
Unknown BSicon "ABZld" Continuation to left
Cleveland Line
Unknown BSicon "HSTACC"
5.9 km Dutton Park(2) 106, 107, 108, 112, 196, 197, 198, 202
Stop on track
7.1 km Fairfield(2) 100, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, 112, 113, 117, 124, 125, 196, 197
Stop on track
8.5 km Yeronga(2) 104, 105, 108
Continuation backward Unknown BSicon "HSTACC"
9.3 km Yeerongpilly(2/3) 104, 105, 108
Unknown BSicon "ABZld" Unknown BSicon "WBRÜCKEq" Stop on transverse track Unknown BSicon "ABZrd"
10.4 km Tennyson(3) 104, 105, 108
Unknown BSicon "ACC" Straight track
11.6 km CORINDA(3) 101, 102, 104, 106
Straight track Continuation forward
Beenleigh, Gold Coast lines
Continuation forward
Ipswich, Rosewood lines

[edit] References

  1. ^ Heger, Ursula (17 November 2010). "Rail revamp on track but road upgrade needed - Trains to get boost in number". The Courier-Mail: p. 4. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. http://webcitation.org/5v8Yz1dDQ. Retrieved 21 December 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Changes to route 104 services". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. http://webcitation.org/5zJ301yrN. Retrieved 2011-06-09. 

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