Ormeau railway station

Ormeau
Station statistics
Address 200 Mirambeena Drive, Pimpama
Lines
Platforms 2 total (2 side platforms)
Other information
Accessible
Owned by Queensland Rail
Fare zone 9 (TransLink)
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
Gold Coast Line

Ormeau (pronounced by the original settlers Orm-ah after the location near their native Belfast) is a railway station on the Gold Coast Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.

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Location

Ormeau station is located in the subub of Ormeau, 52.72 km (32.76 mi) south of Brisbane Central by rail. It is in Zone 9 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.

Service

Ormeau is served by the Gold Coast Line, an interurban regional rail line running south from Brisbane to Robina, with an extension to Varsity Lakes opening in 2010.

In the northbound (Brisbane-bound) direction, trains make stops at Loganlea and Coopers Plains and run express to the city centre, taking 53 minutes to arrive at Central station at an average of 59.7 km/h (37.1 mph).[1] During weekday peak times, many trains will make all stops to Beenleigh and then run express to the city centre.[1] Trains heading northbound continue onto the Airport Line, connecting the city to Brisbane Airport.[1]

In the southbound (Robina-bound) direction, trains stop at all stations to Robina and take 22 minutes, averaging 89.0 km/h (55.3 mph).[1]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destination Notes
1 Gold Coast Varsity Lakes All stations
2 Airport City & Brisbane Airport Limited stations Beenleigh to Park Road, then express Bowen Hills to Eagle Junction

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gold Coast Line timetable Queensland Rail Retrieved 2009-05-09

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