Runcorn railway station, Brisbane

Railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Runcorn

Southbound view from Platform 3, July 2012

General information
Location| Beenleigh Road, Runcorn
Coordinates| 27°35′33″S 153°04′07″E﻿ / ﻿27.5924°S 153.0685°E﻿ / -27.5924; 153.0685
Owned by| Queensland Rail
Operated by| Queensland Rail
Line(s)| Beenleigh
Distance| 19.79 kilometres from Central
Platforms| 3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks| 3
Construction
Structure type| Ground
Parking| 132 bays
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Status| Staffed part time
Station code| 600215 (platform 1)
600216 (platform 2)
600217 (platform 3)
Fare zone| go card 2
Website| Translink
History
Rebuilt| 2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Electrified| Yes
Services
| Preceding station  |  Queensland Rail | Following station

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Altandi

towards Bowen Hills

|  | Beenleigh Line |  | Fruitgrove

towards Beenleigh

Location

Runcorn railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Runcorn, the other being Fruitgrove. This one is located on the suburb's eastern boundary.[1]

## History

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It opened in 1885 as part of the South Coast railway line.[1] In 2008, an upgrade of the station was completed as part of the Salisbury to Kuraby triplication project. This included converting the eastern platform to an island, and a new footbridge with lifts.[2][3]

## Services

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Runcorn is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh and Kuraby to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[4]

## Services by platform

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Platform  | Line  | Destinations  | Notes

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1  | Beenleigh | Kuraby & Beenleigh | [5]
2  | Beenleigh | Beenleigh, Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | Peak hours only[6]
3  | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [7]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Runcorn | Queensland Places". queenslandplaces.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
2. ^ John Mickel (2 March 2008). "Salisbury to Kuraby rail upgrade paves the way for more train services". Queensland Government.
3. ^ Salisbury to Kuraby Railway Upgrade RCP
4. ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
5. ^ Runcorn Platform 1 TransLink
6. ^ Runcorn Platform 2 TransLink
7. ^ Runcorn Platform 3 TransLink

## External links

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

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Queensland Rail railway stations

* Railways in South East Queensland
* List of closed railway stations in Brisbane

Queensland Rail Citytrain services and stations

Beenleigh|

* Bowen Hills
* Fortitude Valley
* Brisbane Central
* Roma Street
* South Brisbane
* South Bank
* Boggo Road
* Dutton Park
* Fairfield
* Yeronga
* Yeerongpilly
* Moorooka
* Rocklea
* Salisbury
* Coopers Plains
* Banoon
* Sunnybank
* Altandi
* Runcorn
* Fruitgrove
* Kuraby
* Trinder Park
* Woodridge
* Kingston
* Loganlea
* Bethania
* Edens Landing
* Holmview
* Beenleigh

* Airport and Gold Coast
* Beenleigh and Ferny Grove
* Caboolture/Sunshine Coast and Ipswich/Rosewood
* Cleveland and Shorncliffe
* Doomben
* Redcliffe Peninsula and Springfield

Queensland Rail Travel services and stations

* Spirit of Queensland
* Spirit of the Outback
* Tilt Train
* The Westlander
* The Inlander
* Gulflander
* Kuranda Scenic Railway

Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
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