Fairfield railway station, Brisbane

Fairfield
Northbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012
Location Mildmay Street, Fairfield
Coordinates 27°30′35″S 153°01′40″E / 27.5097°S 153.0278°E / -27.5097; 153.0278Coordinates: 27°30′35″S 153°01′40″E / 27.5097°S 153.0278°E / -27.5097; 153.0278
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Beenleigh
Distance 7.08 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 4 bays
Other information
Status Staffed part time
Station code 600052 (platform 1)
600194 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 1
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened 1885
Rebuilt 1895
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Bowen Hills
Beenleigh Line
toward Beenleigh

Fairfield railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Fairfield.

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.

History

The first Fairfield railway station opened in 1885 and was adjacent to modern day Fairfield Road. Following the 1893 Brisbane flood, the Fairfield Deviation resulted in the railway between Dutton Park and Yeronga being rebuilt to the east with the current station opening in 1895.[1]

In September 1930, the standard gauge New South Wales North Coast line opened to the west of the station.[2] In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.[3]

Services

Fairfield station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[4]

Until June 2011, Fairfield was also served by services to Corinda via the Yeerongpilly-Corinda line.[5][6]

Services by platform

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

References

  1. ↑ "The Fairfield Deviation". The Brisbane Courier. 7 August 1895.
  2. ↑ "Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930
  3. ↑ "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
  4. ↑ Beenleigh line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  5. ↑ Beenleigh line timetable TransLink 23 February 2009
  6. ↑ Change to route 104 services TransLink
  7. ↑ Fairfield Platform 1 TransLink
  8. ↑ Fairfield Platform 2 TransLink
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