Bethania railway station
Bethania | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Bethania | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°41′18″S 153°09′31″E / 27.6884°S 153.1585°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Beenleigh Beaudesert | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.19 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 89 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600232 (platform 1) 600233 (platform 2) 600234 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | TransLink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 1885 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bethania Junction | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Bethania railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Bethania in City of Logan. Immediately south of the station, the Beaudesert line branches off.
History
Bethania station opened in July 1885. In May 1888, it became a junction station when the Beaudesert railway line opened and was renamed Bethania Junction. It resumed its original name in 1943. Refreshment rooms opened in 1908 and closed in 1964.[1][2] On 21 April 1992, a third platform opened as part of the duplication of the line.[3]
Services
Bethania station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[4]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [5] |
| 2 | Beenleigh | Beenleigh | [6] |
| 3 | Beenleigh | Ferny Grove | 2 morning peak services only[7] |
References
- ^ "Bethania". Queensland Places. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Bethania". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 17
- ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Bethania Platform 1". TransLink.
- ^ "Bethania Platform 2". TransLink.
- ^ "Bethania Platform 3". TransLink.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bethania railway station.
- Bethania station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Bethania station TransLink travel information