Cleveland railway line

Cleveland line
Website queenslandrail.com.au
Technical
Line length 0 km (0 mi)
Track length 37.3 km (23.2 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge
Operating speed 0 km/h (0 mph)

The Cleveland railway line is a suburban railway line extending 24.2 km (15.0 mi) east-southeast from Brisbane (37.3 km from Central station by rail), the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.

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History

The railway was opened to Manly in 1888 and extended to the first Cleveland station in 1889. An extension to the second Cleveland station opened in 1897, at which time the first Cleveland station was renamed West Cleveland (later Cleveland Central).

A further extension to Redland Bay and Mount Cotton was surveyed in 1889.[1] An extension to Redland Bay was again recommended by the Royal Commission into Public Works in 1922[2] but was never built.

The duplication from Park Road to Murarrie was opened on 17 June 1912.[3]

In 1960, the line from Lota to Cleveland was closed.[4]

The line beyond Lota was rebuilt and reopened on a new alignment to Thorneside in 1982 and the third Cleveland station (formerly Raby Bay) in 1987.

Line guide and services

Most services stop at all stations to Bowen Hills railway station. The typical travel time between Cleveland and Brisbane City is approximately 56 minutes (to Central). During weekday peak times, a few services may skip some stations between Park Road and Manly stations, for faster travel times for commuters working in the Brisbane central business district. In addition, an afternoon service on school days only operates express between Cleveland and Buranda stations, stopping only at Thorneside, Manly and Lota.

Cleveland line services typically continue as Doomben line services.

Passengers for/from the Beenleigh and Tennyson lines change at Park Road, Gold Coast line at South Bank, Ipswich and Rosewood lines at Roma Street, and all other lines at Central.

Cleveland railway line, Brisbane
showing distance from Central, ticket zone, and connecting or nearby bus services
Airtrain, Caboolture, Doomben, Ferny Grove, Nambour and Gympie North, Shorncliffe lines
2.7 km Bowen Hills (1) 301, 310, 315, 320, 393
Exhibition line
1.3 km Fortitude Valley (1) See Fortitude Valley railway station
0.0 km CENTRAL (1) See Adelaide Street Bus Mall
0.8 km Roma Street (1) See Roma Street railway station
Exhibition line
Ipswich, Rosewood lines
Pacific Motorway
Brisbane River
2.6 km South Brisbane (1) See Cultural Centre Busway Station
3.6 km South Bank (1) See South Bank Busway Station
Gloucester Street (closed)
5.1 km Park Road (1/2) See Boggo Road busway station
Port of Brisbane line (from Acacia Ridge) standard gauge flyover
Beenleigh, Gold Coast, Tennyson lines
Pacific Motorway
6.2 km Buranda (2) See Buranda busway station
Norman Creek
7.9 km Coorparoo (2) 184, 185
9.1 km Norman Park (2) 212, 214, 215, 220
Belmont Tramway (closed)
10.5 km Morningside (2) 222, 235, 236
12.6 km Cannon Hill (2/3) 232
14.3 km Murarrie (3) 598, 599
Gateway Motorway
Incitec Pivot freight branch
Doboy (closed)
Bulimba (Doboy) Creek
17.4 km Hemmant (3)
19.2 km Lindum (3) 223, 224
Port of Brisbane standard gauge freight line
20.8 km Wynnum North (3/4) 223, 224
21.7 km Wynnum (4) 220, 221, 223, 224
22.4 km Wynnum Central (4) 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 240, 241
24.1 km Manly (4) 223, 224
25.9 km Lota (4/5) 223, 224
Tingalpa Creek
27.8 km Thorneside (5) 253
30.6 km Birkdale (5) 253, 254, 255
31.7 km Badgen (closed)
32.9 km Wellington Point (5/6) 255
35.6 km Ormiston (6) 252, 256, 257
36.7 km Barinia (closed)
37.3 km CLEVELAND (3rd, formerly Raby Bay) (6) 250, 252, 255, 256, 258, 272, 274, 275
Ross Creek
38.6 km Cleveland Central (formerly Cleveland/West Cleveland, closed 1960)
39.8 km Cleveland (2nd, closed 1960)

References

  1. ^ Plans and sections of various Queensland Railway Lines. (AA21 - YB24). Cleveland to Redland Bay and Mt. Cotton. RB 21 SHEET 2. 1889. Series 4611, Item 805633. Queensland State Archives.
  2. ^ "Redland Railway - Commission's Report - Cleveland Route Favoured". The Brisbane Courier. 29 September 1922. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20574549. 
  3. ^ "The Cleveland Railway.". The Brisbane Courier: p. 4. 1912-06-18. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19748608. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  4. ^ Ludlow, Peter (26 March 2007). "Moreton Bay Database". http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/pludlow/Database.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-14. 

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