- Brunswick Street railway station, Brisbane
Citytrain Station
station_name=Brunswick Street
region=Brisbane Central
servicearea1=Airport
servicearea2=Beenleigh
servicearea3=Caboolture
servicearea4=Cleveland
servicearea5=Corinda via South Brisbane
servicearea6=Doomben
servicearea7=Ferny Grove
servicearea8=Gold Coast
servicearea9=Ipswich
servicearea10=Nambour and Gympie North
servicearea11=Shorncliffe
servicearea13=Exhibition
IB1=Central
OB1=Bowen Hills
IB2=Central
OB2=Bowen Hills
IB3=Central
OB3=Bowen Hills
IB4=Central
OB4=Bowen Hills
IB5=Central
OB5=Bowen Hills
IB6=Central
OB6=Bowen Hills
IB7=Central
OB7=Bowen Hills
IB8=Central
OB8=Bowen Hills
IB9=Central
OB9=Bowen Hills
IB10=Central
OB10=Bowen Hills
IB11=Central
OB11=Bowen Hills
CB13=Central
AB13=Exhibition
street=Brunswick Street
suburb=Fortitude Valley, Queensland
zone=1
distance=1.33
platforms=4
platform_arch=2 island platforms
access=Brunswick Street and Wickham Street via Valley Metro,McWhirters
trainconnect=Yes
busconnect=Yes, at Brunswick Street
tvm=Yes
disability=Assisted
brisway=http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=153.0337&y=-27.4560&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=7&star=1
facilities= [http://www.citytrain.com.au/stations/station_details/brunswick_street.asp Link]Brunswick Street railway station is a
railway station of the QRCitytrain rail network ofBrisbane , the state capital ofQueensland ,Australia . Located beneath the Valley Metro complex, it is the station for Fortitude Valley, and Brisbane'sChinatown . With four platforms, the station is located in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.Pedestrian access to Brunswick Street is via two thoroughfares near the corner of Brunswick and Wickham Streets and a pedestrian overpass connecting to
McWhirters . Nearby locations include Brisbane's Chinatown, the Brunswick Street Mall, and the Story Bridge.The station is currently being refurbished, with escalators, elevators, new lighting, updated passenger information displays and upgraded flooring to be provided. Platforms 3 and 4 have been completed, with platforms 1 and 2 temporarily closed. Many services on weekdays now skip Brunswick Street as a result. Works are expected to be complete by December 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.citytrain.com.au/brunswickstreet/faq.asp |title=Brunswick Street Station Refurbishment - FAQs |accessdate=2008-08-20 |publisher=QR Limited ] In August 2008, QR sought public comment on its plans to change the station's name to Fortitude Valley to co-incide with the redevelopment, citing long-term informal usage and requests from the public. [cite web |url=http://www.citytrain.com.au/brunswickstreet/ |title=Brunswick Street Station Refurbishment - The Project |accessdate=2008-08-19 |publisher=QR Limited ]
ervices by platform
Brunswick Street Station currently serves all suburban and interurban lines. The platforms at Brunswick Street Station are numbered from 1 to 4, with 1 being the easternmost platform and 4 the westernmost. The services which generally use each platform are listed below, however during peak periods some services may use different platforms. It can also be noted that platforms 1 and 2 are currently undergoing repair, and passengers needing to travel on services departing from these platforms need to catch a train from platform 3 or 4, and then swap at either Central (for southbound services) or Bowen Hills (for northbound services).
Platform 1
* Beenleigh Line – all stations and peak express services to Beenleigh
* Gold Coast Line – interurban express services to Robina
* Cleveland Line – all stations and peak express services to Cleveland
* Corinda via South Brisbane Line – all stations to Corinda via South Brisbane and Tennyson (peak only)
* Roma Street – services terminating at Roma Street
* South Bank – services terminating at South Bank (weekends only)Platform 2
* Ferny Grove Line – all stations and peak express services to Ferny Grove
* Airport Line – Airtrain service to International and Domestic terminals
* Nambour and Gympie North Line – interurban express services to Cooroy and Gympie North
* Doomben Line – all stations services to Doomben
* Exhibition Line – direct service to Exhibition (during special events only)
* Bowen Hills – services terminating at Bowen HillsPlatform 3
* Ipswich Line – all stations and peak express services to Ipswich
* Rosewood Line – peak interurban services to Rosewood (at other times Rosewood line trains depart from Ipswich)
* Roma Street – services terminating at Roma Street
* Exhibition Line – services to Exhibition via Roma Street (during special events only)Platform 4
* Caboolture Line – all stations and peak express services to Caboolture
* Shorncliffe Line – all stations and peak express services to Shorncliffe
* Nambour and Gympie North Line – interurban express services to Nambour (additional off-peak bus and train services may depart from Caboolture)
* Bowen Hills – services terminating at Bowen HillsTransLink bus routes servicing Brunswick Street
TransLink bus routes servicing Brunswick Street railway station includes:
servicing Brunswick Street StationFor an informal but complete listing of TransLink bus routes, see the following list of TransLink services. For accurate bus timetables and route maps, see the [http://www.translink.com.au/qt/TransLin.nsf/index/busservices TransLink Bus Services website] .
ee also
*
List of South East Queensland railway stations References
External links
* [http://www.citytrain.com.au Citytrain]
* [http://www.transinfo.com.au TransInfo]
* [http://qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/brunswick-street/ Brunswick Street Station at QROTI]
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