The Pinkenba railway station was originally the terminus

Terminal Station

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 of the Pinkenba Line, just 9 km (6 mi) from the Brisbane central business district

Brisbane central business district

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; 14.1 km from Central station

Central railway station, Brisbane

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 by rail. It opened in 1882 and closed in 1993.

History

The Pinkenba line opened on 3 September 1882, and during World War I

World War I

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 (1914 to 1918) and World War II

World War II

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 (1939 to 1945), troop camps were located in Pinkenba

Pinkenba, Queensland

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 and Meeandah localities because of deep berthing available to ships at Pinkenba on the mouth of the Brisbane River

Brisbane River

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. Passenger ships of the Orient Steam Navigation Company

Orient Steam Navigation Company

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, later P&O

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company

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, used the Pinkenba wharf, and special trains ran from Brisbane to Pinkenba.

On 29 August 1906, a contract was let for refreshment rooms to be constructed at Pinkenba station, at a cost of £

Australian pound

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318. These operated until the new Pinkenba station – still standing today – opened in 1969.

In 1988 part of the line was electrified, but only as far as Eagle Farm station; diesel-hauled

Diesel locomotive

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 carriages infrequently operated passenger services to Pinkenba. On 27 September 1993, all passenger services on the line were suspended by the Goss

Wayne Goss

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 Labor Party government

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 as part of a state-wide rationalisation

Rationalization

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 of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines.

Current status

In the mid-2000s, the Pinkenba railway station area became a rubbish recycling site, with large amounts of dirt dumped over the terminus siding that housed Pinkenba station. The 1969 station building remains, although badly damaged and used as a dumping ground, and the track that connected the station to the Pinkenba Line has been removed. QR still owns the land.

Replacement bus service

The bus stop for the replacement TransLink

TransLink (South East Queensland)

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bus service (303) is immediately outside Pinkenba station in Eagle Farm Road.