Central railway station, Brisbane

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Central
Station Overview
Location
Street	Ann, Edward, Turbot and Creek Streets
Suburb	Brisbane
Distance from Central Station	0km
TransLink Region	Brisbane Central
TransLink zone	1
Access by	main entrance cnr Ann and Edward Street, Wickham Tce or pedestrian subway at Anzac Square
Facilities
Number of platforms	6
Platform architecture	3 island
Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs)	yes, cards also
Wheelchair access	yes
Station facilties	Link
Transfers
Train transfer	yes
Bus transfer	yes, at Adelaide Street
Train Navigation
Inbound Outbound
Airport Line
terminus Brunswick Street
Gold Coast Line
terminus Roma Street
Nambour and Gympie North Line
Roma Street Brunswick Street
Caboolture Line
terminus Brunswick Street
Ipswich Line
terminus Roma Street
Cleveland Line
terminus Roma Street
Doomben Line
terminus Brunswick Street
Ferny Grove Line
terminus Brunswick Street
Beenleigh Line
terminus Roma Street
Shorncliffe Line
terminus, Roma Street weekends Brunswick Street
Corinda via South Brisbane Line
terminus Roma Street
Exhibition Line
Clockwise Anticlockwise
Roma Street Brunswick Street

Brisbane Central is the central railway station for the QR CityTrain rail network of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was first opened on 18 August 1889. Brisbane Central is a major interchange for train services on the QR CityTrain network, and is located in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.

Contents 1 History 2 Station Configuration 3 Services by platform 4 Connecting Railway Lines 5 Photo Gallery 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] History

The first station building at Central was a wood and corrugated iron structure opened on 18 August 1889 as part of a line running from Central to Roma Street Station.

On 1 November 1890 the tunnel to Brunswick Street Station was opened and trains could run from Central to northern destinations. In 1901 an elegant new station was constructed at Central with arches of corrugated iron over the platforms and a portico on Ann St. Both of these features were sacrificed to progress: the then-Sheraton Hotel (now Sofitel) was built over the station and Ann St was widened.

In 1904 Central had the only electro-pneumatic system in Australia for changing points and signals.

In the early 1990s, a new rail tunnel was constructed between Roma St station and Brunswick St station and two more platforms added to Central to service the two new lines.

[edit] Station Configuration

Central is located at the northern end of Brisbane's Central Business District, on Ann Street, directly opposite Anzac Square. Pedestrian access is available from the main entrance at the corner of Ann and Edward Streets, or the pedestrian subway under the adjacent Sofitel Hotel to Anzac Square.

The Central Station complex houses a newsagent, several cafes, a men's hairdresser and a Queensland Rail travel centre.

There is a lift to Central Station, with a stop at Ann Street (directly opposite the Shrine of Remembrance).

There are also escalators to Central Station from Anzac Square Arcade (which is next to Anzac Square - after which the arcade is named).

There is also a lift between Central Station and Wickham Terrace, as well as steps.

[edit] Services by platform

Central Station currently serves all suburban and interurban lines. The platforms at Brisbane's Central Station are numbered from 1 to 6, with 1 being the easternmost platform and 6 being one of the westernmost. However during peak hour, some services may use different platforms from the ones listed below. Most trains generally run through from one terminus to the other, for example, a Caboolture bound train originates from Ipswich.

The services which generally use each platform are listed below.

Platform	Line	Destination	Notes
1 & 2	Beenleigh Gold Coast Cleveland Corinda via South Brisbane	Beenleigh Robina Cleveland Corinda	All stations* Express All stations* All stations+
3 & 4	Ferny Grove Airport Nambour & Gympie North Doomben Exhibition	Ferny Grove Domestic Terminal Cooroy/Gympie North Doomben Exhibition	All stations* Express Express All stations Special Events
5	Ipswich Exhibition	Ipswich/Rosewood^ Exhibition	All stations* Special Events
6	Caboolture Shorncliffe Nambour & Gympie North Exhibition	Caboolture Shorncliffe Nambour Exhibition	All stations* All stations* Express Special Events

• *Express trains operate on this line during peak periods
• +Trains only operate during peak periods only, a railbus operates at other times.
• ^Limited direct services to Rosewood, most services require a change of trains at Ipswich

[edit] Connecting Railway Lines

The table below shows the railway lines that a train may connect to at Central. However, some trains, especially during peak hours, may connect to different lines than those shown on the box below: a train may run from Ferny Grove to Cleveland for example.

North		South/West
Caboolture line Nambour and Gympie North line Shorncliffe line	↔	Ipswich line
Ferny Grove line	↔	Beenleigh line Corinda via South Brisbane line
Airport line	↔	Gold Coast line
Doomben line	↔	Cleveland line

[edit] Photo Gallery

A Suburban Multiple Unit on platform 3.	Central is in front of the Sofitel Hotel and combines elements of the earlier 1901 building with later extensions.	Wickham Terrace entrance showing QR sign.	On platform 5 looking towards platforms 4 to 1.
The clock tower entrance on Ann St.

[edit] See also

• List of South East Queensland railway stations
• Adelaide Street Bus Mall, Brisbane for a list of TransLink bus routes servicing Central Station

[edit] External links

• CityTrain
• TransInfo
• Central Station at QROTI