Beenleigh railway station
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Beenleigh
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Northbound view from Platform 2 in July 2013
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| Location | Alamein Street, Beenleigh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°43′2.76″S 153°12′15.98″E / 27.7174333°S 153.2044389°ECoordinates: 27°43′2.76″S 153°12′15.98″E / 27.7174333°S 153.2044389°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | |||||||||||||||
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Beenleigh Gold Coast |
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| Distance | 40.05 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 437 bays | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600239 (platform 1) 600240 (platform 2) |
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| Fare zone | go card 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 27 July 1885 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 12 March 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Beenleigh railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the suburb of Beenleigh in City of Logan, the other being Holmview.
Beenleigh station opened in 1885 at its original location at the same time as the opening of the line. It served as the terminus of the line until the South Coast line opened to Southport on 25 January 1889. It became the terminus of the line again when the South Coast line closed on 30 June 1964.
The station was reopened at its current location on 12 March 1988 in time for World Expo 88. The original 1885 station building was relocated to the Beenleigh Historical Village. On 25 February 1996, the line was again extended south when the Gold Coast line opened to Helensvale.
During the 2013/14 financial year, the station was rated as the worst for fare evasion with 1,048 tickets dispensed. South of the station lies a City network stabling yard.
Beenleigh is the terminus for all stops Beenleigh line services to and from Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.
It is also served by limited stops Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.
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