Moorooka railway station

Moorooka
Moorooka
	Northbound view from Platform 1, July 2012
General information
Location	Ipswich Road, Moorooka
Coordinates	27°32′09″S 153°00′50″E / 27.5357°S 153.0140°E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
Line(s)	Beenleigh
Distance	10.55 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	18 bays
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed morning peak
Station code	600197 (platform 1); 600198 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 2
Website	Translink
History
Opened	1887; 138 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Services

Moorooka railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Moorooka. The station opened in 1887.^[1]

To the west of the station lies the NSW North Coast dual gauge line primarily used by Gold Coast, NSW TrainLink XPT and freight services, and the Clapham freight yard.^[2]^[3]

In 1996, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.^[4]

Moorooka passenger station is opposite the Clapham goods railway station.

Moorooka Station will close sometime in 2025 for a major accessibility upgrade as part of the Cross River Rail project. The upgrades include a third platform, new station buildings, an upgraded overpass with lifts to all platforms and the station entrance for the station to be fully accessible, and other facilities.^[5]

Services

Moorooka station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.^[6]

Services by platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations	Notes
1	Beenleigh	Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh	^[7]
2	Beenleigh	Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove	^[8]

Diagram

Moorooka station and Clapham goods

References

^ "Queensland Places – Mooorooka". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ Clapham – Yeerongpilly Archived 26 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
^ Million dollar homes in the firing line Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Times 15 September 2010
^ "Yeerongpilly – Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
^ "Moorooka Station". Cross River Rail. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
^ Moorooka Platform 1 TransLink
^ Moorooka Platform 2 TransLink

External links

Media related to Moorooka railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Moorooka station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
Moorooka station Translink travel information

[1] "Queensland Places – Mooorooka". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

[2] Clapham – Yeerongpilly Archived 26 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal

[3] Million dollar homes in the firing line Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Times 15 September 2010

[4] "Yeerongpilly – Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11

[5] "Moorooka Station". Cross River Rail. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

[6] "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.

[7] Moorooka Platform 1 TransLink

[8] Moorooka Platform 2 TransLink

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