Bowen Hills railway station, Brisbane
Encyclopedia
Bowen Hills railway station is a railway station in Brisbane
, the state capital of Queensland
, Australia
. It is part of the Queensland Rail
City network, located in Zone 1 of the TransLink
integrated public transport system.
The station is a major junction and branching point for the northern lines of the network.
Platforms 1
Platforms 2
Platform 3
Platform 4
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, the state capital of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is part of the Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...
City network, located in Zone 1 of the TransLink
TransLink (South East Queensland)
The TransLink Transit Authority is the authority introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 as a section of Queensland Transport to coordinate and integrate rail, bus and ferry services. TransLink works with Airtrain, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane Ferries, QR Citytrain and 17 other...
integrated public transport system.
The station is a major junction and branching point for the northern lines of the network.
History
In October 1904, Archibald Kerr, a 16 year old boy fell from a moving train near Bowen Hills station, the boy died from the injury to the back of his head caused by the fall. At the time the train driver was not aware of the event until he was told about it by the signalman on the train's return journey at Fortitude Valley station (formerly Brunswick Street). The train gate was blamed as the cause of the accident at first, but after the gate was found to be in working order the cause of the accident wasn't known.Services by platform
During peak hours, some trains may depart from different platforms from the ones listed below.Platforms 1
- Beenleigh Line – all stations and peak hour express services to Beenleigh
- Gold Coast Line – inter-urban express services to Varsity Lakes
- Cleveland LineCleveland railway line, BrisbaneThe Cleveland railway line is a suburban railway line extending 24.2 km east-southeast from Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.-History:...
– all stations and peak hour express services to Cleveland
Platforms 2
- Ferny Grove Line – all stations and peak hour express services to Ferny Grove
- Airport LineAirTrain (Brisbane)Airtrain is the privately owned commuter railway line that extends 13.0 km northeast from Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland, Australia, to the Brisbane Airport at both its separate International and Domestic terminals.The line is carried on an elevated prestressed concrete viaduct...
– Airtrain service to Brisbane International and Domestic terminals. - Nambour and Gympie North Line – inter-urban express services to Gympie North
- Shorncliffe Line – all stations and peak hour express services to Shorncliffe
- Doomben Line – all stations services to Doomben
Platform 3
- Ipswich and Rosewood LineIpswich and Rosewood railway lineThe Ipswich and Rosewood line is a suburban railway line extending southwest from the Brisbane CBD.-Route and stations:Most services originate in Ipswich and stop at all stations to Bowen Hills railway station. The typical travel time between Ipswich and Brisbane City is approximately 58 minutes...
– all stations and peak hour express services to Ipswich and Rosewood (outside of peak times, connecting Rosewood trains depart from IpswichIpswich railway station, BrisbaneIpswich Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It was the first railway station built in Queensland, as the first terminus for the Rosewood railway line....
) - Springfield Line – all station services to Richlands
- Exhibition Line – services to Exhibition via Roma Street (during special events only)
Platform 4
- Caboolture Line – all stations and peak hour express services to Caboolture
- Nambour and Gympie North Line – Interurban express services to Nambour (additional off-peak bus and train services may depart from CabooltureCaboolture railway station, BrisbaneCaboolture Station is a railway station on the Caboolture Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network. It is the terminus for the Caboolture Line, and serves as a stop for Traveltrain services....
)