South Bank
North-west bound view in 2017
General information
LocationGrey Street, South Brisbane
Coordinates27°28′55″S 153°01′23″E / 27.4820°S 153.0230°E / -27.4820; 153.0230
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Gold Coast
Distance3.55 kilometres from Central
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsSouth Bank busway station
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code600006 (platform 1)
600188 (platform 2)
600189 (platform 3)
Fare zonego card 1
Website
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesVulture Street
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
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

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

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

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Notes
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]

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

References

  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. 1 2 3 South Bank Platform 1 Translink
  10. 1 2 3 South Bank Platform 2 Translink
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 South Bank Platform 3 Translink
  12. ↑ Cultural Centre station TransLink
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