Corinda via South Brisbane railway line

Corinda via South Brisbane line
Website queenslandrail.com.au
Technical
Line length 0 km (0 mi)
Track length 14.5 km (9.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge
Operating speed 0 km/h (0 mph)

The Corinda via South Brisbane railway line (also known as Tennyson line) was a suburban railway line in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It connected the Beenleigh and Ipswich Lines in peak hours, with services running all stations between Roma Street and Corinda via South Brisbane and the Tennyson Line. It connected to the Gold Coast Line at Yeerongpilly.

During times of disruption in the inner south of Brisbane, certain services could be maintained by running through this line. For example, if there was a disruption at South Brisbane, Gold Coast services could be maintained by travelling along the Corinda via South Brisbane line via the Ipswich line to Yeerongpilly, then south to Beenleigh as per normal along the Beenleigh line.

Corinda via South Brisbane line is a major freight corridor, being the main connection between western Queensland freight lines, the Port of Brisbane and the marshalling yards at Moolabin, Clapham and Acacia Ridge.

Passenger services on the line ceased in June 2011.[1][2]

Line guide and services

Prior to the opening of the Merivale Bridge in 1978, the line was the only connection between the northern and southern portions of the Brisbane suburban network. Through trains ran from South Brisbane to Darra and Ipswich in the morning peak and afternoon school hours with a shuttle between Yeerongpilly and Corinda at other times. After 1978 the line lost some of its importance and most through trains were withdrawn. The shuttle was withdrawn on 1 June 1998 but reinstated soon after. The shuttle continued until 25 May 2001 when it was replaced by buses, with through services from Corinda to Bowen Hills railway station in the morning and afternoon. Through services continued to operate at peak times on weekdays until they were withdrawn in June 2011.[2]

Passengers for/from the Ipswich line changed at Corinda, Beenleigh line changed at Yeerongpilly, Cleveland and Gold Coast lines at Park Road, and all other lines at Central.

Corinda via South Brisbane railway line
showing distance from Central, ticket zone, and connecting or nearby bus services
Airtrain, Caboolture, Doomben, Ferny Grove, Nambour & 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
3.5 km South Bank (1) See South Bank busway station
5.1 km Park Road (1/2)
Cleveland Line
5.9 km Dutton Park (2) 106, 107, 108, 112, 196, 197, 198, 202
7.1 km Fairfield (2) 100, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, 112, 113, 117, 124, 125, 196, 197
8.5 km Yeronga (2) 104, 105, 108
9.3 km Yeerongpilly (2/3) 104, 105, 108
10.4 km Tennyson (3) 104, 105, 108
11.6 km CORINDA (3) 101, 102, 104, 106
Beenleigh, Gold Coast lines
Ipswich, Rosewood lines

References

  1. ^ Heger, Ursula (November 17, 2010). "Rail revamp on track but road upgrade needed - Trains to get boost in number". The Courier-Mail: p. 4. Archived from the original on December 21, 2010. http://webcitation.org/5v8Yz1dDQ. Retrieved December 21, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Changes to route 104 services". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. http://webcitation.org/5zJ301yrN. Retrieved 2011-06-09. 

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