South Brisbane railway station

South Brisbane
Station statistics
Address	Cnr Grey Street and Melbourne Street, South Brisbane
Coordinates	27°28′30″S 153°01′07″E
Lines	Beenleigh Line   Cleveland Line   Gold Coast Line
Platforms	3 total (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Other information
Opened	1884
Rebuilt	1891, 1978
Accessible
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Fare zone	1
Formerly	Melbourne Street
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Roma Street toward Bowen Hills Beenleigh Line South Bank toward Beenleigh Roma Street toward Bowen Hills Cleveland Line South Bank toward Cleveland Roma Street toward Bowen Hills Gold Coast Line South Bank toward Varsity Lakes

South Brisbane Station is a railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network and is located in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. It is the first station south of the Merivale Bridge and is also adjacent to the Cultural Centre busway station on the South East Busway.

History

The first station was constructed in 1884 on the corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets and was known as Melbourne Street Station. It was a terminal station for services on the southern side of the river until 1978. It was reconstructed on higher ground in 1891 and opened on 21 December of that year. The new station was named South Brisbane.

In 1930 South Brisbane also became the site of the South Brisbane (Interstate) Station because it was the terminus of the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Brisbane. The Interstate Station occupied land that is now used by the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

On 18 November 1978 the railway line was extended, via the Merivale Bridge from South Brisbane into Roma Street Railway Station on the opposite side of the Brisbane River. The Interstate station was demolished in 1986 to make way for the World Expo 88 site.

The 1891 station building was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.

Between 31 October 2011 and 21 December 2011, the station was closed to the public for major structural works and raising the platforms. Trains still travelled through South Brisbane during that period but did not stop.

Adjacent attractions

The station is very convenient to the Queensland Cultural Centre, including the Queensland Museum, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, and the State Library.

The station is also very conveniently located to the Queensland Conservatorium and Suncorp Piazza, which are both situated within the South Bank Parklands.

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destination	Notes
1	Gold Coast Beenleigh Cleveland	Varsity Lakes Yeerongpilly, Kuraby & Beenleigh Manly, Thorneside & Cleveland	Express All stations All stations
2	Airport Ferny Grove Doomben	City & Brisbane Airport City, Mitchelton & Ferny Grove City & Doomben	Express (Most services) All stations All stations
3	Airport Beenleigh Shorncliffe	City & Brisbane Airport City & Ferny Grove City & Shorncliffe	Express (Some services) Peak hour services Weekends only

See also

• List of South East Queensland railway stations

External links

• Citytrain
• TransInfo
• South Brisbane Station at QROTI
• Cultural Centre Busway Station map – also shows surrounding area, including Grey Street – pdf file
• South Brisbane Railway Station, Queensland Heritage Register