Central railway station, Brisbane

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Location
Street	Ann Street
Suburb	Brisbane
Co-ordinates	27°27′57″S 153°01′34″E / -27.4659, 153.0261Coordinates: 27°27′57″S 153°01′34″E / -27.4659, 153.0261
Brisway map	Link
Distance from Central Station	0km
TransLink Region	Brisbane Central
TransLink zone	1
Access by	Ann Street, Edward Street, Wickham Terrace, pedestrian subway from ANZAC Square and Upper Edward Street
Features and facilities
Number of platforms	6
Platform architecture	3 island platforms
Ticket vending machines (TVMs)	Yes
Wheelchair access	Yes
Station facilities	Link
Connecting services
Train transfer	Yes
Bus transfer	Yes: Adelaide Street Bus Mall
Next stations
Inbound Outbound
Airport Line
terminus Brunswick Street
Gold Coast Line
terminus Roma Street
Nambour and Gympie North Line
Roma Street Brunswick Street
Caboolture Line
terminus Brunswick Street
Ipswich Line
terminus Roma Street
Cleveland Line
terminus Roma Street
Doomben Line
terminus Brunswick Street
Ferny Grove Line
terminus Brunswick Street
Beenleigh Line
terminus Roma Street
Shorncliffe Line
terminus, Roma Street weekends Brunswick Street
Corinda via South Brisbane Line
terminus Roma Street
Exhibition Line
Clockwise Anticlockwise
Roma Street Brunswick Street

Central railway station is, as the name suggests, the central railway station for the QR Citytrain network in the Brisbane central business district, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. A major interchange for train services on the network, Central is located in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.

Contents 1 History 2 Station configuration 3 Services by platform 4 Connecting lines 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External links

History

For more details on this topic, see Rail transport in Queensland.

The first station building at Central was a wood and corrugated iron structure opened on 18 August 1889 as part of a line running to Roma Street railway station.^[1] In 1891^[2] the tunnel to Brunswick Street railway station was opened so trains could run directly from Central to northern destinations. An elegant new station was constructed and opened in 1899^[2] with arches of corrugated iron over the platforms and a portico on Ann Street. Both of these features were sacrificed to progress; the Sheraton Hotel (now Sofitel Brisbane) was built over the station, and Ann Street was widened. In 1904, Central had the only electro-pneumatic system in Australia for changing points and signals. In the early 1990s, two new tunnels were constructed between Central and Brunswick St stations, and two more platforms added to Central to service the two new lines.

Station configuration

Central is located at the northern end of the Brisbane central business district on Ann Street, directly opposite ANZAC Square. Pedestrian access is available from the main entrance at the corner of Ann and Edward Streets, or the pedestrian subway connecting ANZAC Square with Upper Edward Street. There is elevator access to Central Station from Ann Street opposite the Shrine of Remembrance, and from Wickham Terrace on the northern corner of the complex. There are also escalators to Central Station from ANZAC Square Arcade, next to ANZAC Square. The Central Station complex houses a McDonald's restaurant, newsagent, cafes, a men's hairdresser, and a QR travel centre.

Services by platform

Central Station serves all suburban and interurban lines. The platforms at Central are numbered from 1 to 6, with 1 being the easternmost platform and 6 being the westernmost. However during peak hour, some services may use different platforms from the ones listed below. Most trains generally run through from one terminus to the other, for example, a Caboolture bound train originates from Ipswich. The services which generally use each platform are:

Platform	Line	Destination	Notes
1 & 2	Beenleigh Gold Coast Cleveland Corinda via South Brisbane	Beenleigh Robina Cleveland Corinda	All stations* Express All stations* All stations+
3 & 4	Ferny Grove Airport Nambour & Gympie North Doomben Exhibition	Ferny Grove Domestic Terminal Cooroy/Gympie North Doomben Exhibition	All stations* Express Express All stations Special Events
5	Ipswich Exhibition	Ipswich/Rosewood^ Exhibition	All stations* Special Events
6	Caboolture Shorncliffe Nambour & Gympie North Exhibition	Caboolture Shorncliffe Nambour Exhibition	All stations* All stations* Express Special Events

• *Express trains operate on this line during peak periods
• +Trains only operate during peak periods only, a railbus operates at other times.
• ^Limited direct services to Rosewood, most services require a change of trains at Ipswich

Connecting lines

The table below shows the railway lines that a train may connect to at Central. However, some trains, especially during peak hours, may connect to different lines than those shown on the box below: a train may run from Ferny Grove to Cleveland for example.

North		South/West
Caboolture line Shorncliffe line	↔	Ipswich line
Ferny Grove line	↔	Beenleigh line Corinda via South Brisbane line
Airport line	↔	Gold Coast line
Doomben line	↔	Cleveland line

Gallery

A Suburban Multiple Unit on platform 3	Central station, off Ann Street, combines elements of the 1899 building with later extensions	Looking towards platforms 4 to 1	Clock tower entrance on Ann Street
Sofitel Brisbane atop Central	Wickham Terrace entrance

References

External links

• Citytrain
• TransInfo
• Central Station at QROTI