South Bank railway station, Brisbane

Railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

South Bank

North-west bound view in 2017

General information
Location| Grey Street, South Brisbane
Coordinates| 27°28′55″S 153°01′23″E﻿ / ﻿27.4820°S 153.0230°E﻿ / -27.4820; 153.0230
Owned by| Queensland Rail
Operated by| Queensland Rail
Line(s)| Gold Coast
Distance| 3.55 kilometres from Central
Platforms| 3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks| 3
Connections| South Bank busway station
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| 600006 (platform 1)
600188 (platform 2)
600189 (platform 3)
Fare zone| go card 1
Website| [1]
History
Electrified| Yes
Previous names| Vulture Street
Services
| Preceding station  |  Queensland Rail | Following station

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South Brisbane

towards Bowen Hills

|  | Beenleigh Line |  | Park Road

towards Beenleigh

| Cleveland Line |  | Park Road

towards Cleveland

| Gold Coast Line |  | Park Road

towards Varsity Lakes

South Bank railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the South Brisbane area, the other being South Brisbane station. It was formerly known as Vulture Street station due to being located on Vulture Street.

## History

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South Bank station opened as Vulture Street, after the adjoining street. The station provides access to the park and cinemas, and the Grey Street retail and dining precinct.

In September 1930, the standard gauge New South Wales North Coast line opened to the west of the station.[1] In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.[2]

On 27 April 2001, the station was renamed South Bank (Vulture Street), later being simplified to South Bank in reference to its proximity to the South Bank Parklands. At the same time a platform face was added on the dual gauge line.[3]

In December 2013, work commenced on a transit oriented development at South Bank, which will see the station covered with office and apartment buildings. The new apartments are called Southpoint.[4] The proposal was announced by the Queensland Government in November 2007.[5]

## Services

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South Bank station is served by Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast line services.[6][7][8]

## Services by platform

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Platform  | Line  | Destinations  | Notes

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1  | Beenleigh | Kuraby & Beenleigh | [9]
Cleveland | Park Road, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | [9]
Gold Coast | Varsity Lakes | [9]
2  | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | [10]
Cleveland | Bowen Hills, Doomben & Shorncliffe | [10]
Gold Coast | Bowen Hills & Brisbane Domestic Airport | [10]
3  | Beenleigh | Beenleigh | Early morning only[11]
Park Road, Bowen Hills & Doomben | Saturday services[11]
Gold Coast | Bowen Hills & Brisbane Domestic Airport | Peak hours only[11]
Doomben | Morning peak only[11]
Varsity Lakes | Peak hours only[11]

## Transport links

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Adjacent to the station lies the South Bank busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930
2. ^ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
3. ^ "Queensland Short Lines" Railway Digest January 2001 page 10
4. ^ "Emporium creator to launch $590m Southpoint development". The Urban Developer. 9 August 2013.
5. ^ Anna Bligh (13 November 2007). "Old Meets New in $650 Million South Bank Proposal". Queensland Government.
6. ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
7. ^ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
8. ^ "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
9. ^ a b c South Bank Platform 1 Translink
10. ^ a b c South Bank Platform 2 Translink
11. ^ a b c d e South Bank Platform 3 Translink
12. ^ Cultural Centre station TransLink

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Bank railway station.

* South Bank station Queensland Rail
* South Bank station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
* Track layout SA Track & Signal

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Queensland Rail railway stations

* Rail network 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
* Park 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

Cleveland|

* Bowen Hills
* Fortitude Valley
* Brisbane Central
* Roma Street
* South Brisbane
* South Bank
* Park Road
* Buranda
* Coorparoo
* Norman Park
* Morningside
* Cannon Hill
* Murarrie
* Hemmant
* Lindum
* Wynnum North
* Wynnum
* Wynnum Central
* Manly
* Lota
* Thorneside
* Birkdale
* Wellington Point
* Ormiston
* Cleveland

Gold Coast|

* Bowen Hills
* Fortitude Valley
* Brisbane Central
* Roma Street
* South Brisbane
* South Bank
* Park Road
* Altandi
* Loganlea
* Beenleigh
* Ormeau
* Pimpama
* Coomera
* Hope Island
* Helensvale
* Nerang
* Merrimac
* Robina
* Varsity Lakes

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

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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