Roma Street railway station building
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Roma Street railway station, circa 1883
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| Location | 159 Roma Street, Brisbane CBD, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′56″S 153°01′07″E / 27.4656°S 153.0187°ECoordinates: 27°27′56″S 153°01′07″E / 27.4656°S 153.0187°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1873 - 1940s circa |
| Architect | Francis Drummond Greville Stanley |
| Architectural style(s) | Classicism |
| Official name: Roma Street Railway Station, Brisbane Passenger Station, Brisbane Terminal Station, Brisbane Terminus | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 24 March 2000 |
| Reference no. | 601208 |
| Significant period | 1870s-1910s (historical) 1870s-1910s (fabric) 1870s-ongoing (social) |
| Significant components | foyer - entrance, office/s, views to, railway siding, railway station, furniture/fittings, platform, platform canopies/awnings (railway), ticket box/office |
| Builders | John Petrie |
 Location of 1873 Roma Street railway station building in Queensland
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The 1873 Roma Street railway station building is a heritage-listed railway station building at Roma Street railway station, 159 Roma Street, Brisbane central business district, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1873 to 1875 by John Petrie. It is also known as Brisbane Passenger Station, Brisbane Terminal Station, and Brisbane Terminus. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 24 March 2000.
The first Roma Street railway station was constructed in 1873-1875 as the first Brisbane terminus for the Main Line railway and was the Brisbane terminus for the Southern and Western railway lines via Toowoomba. The building was designed by FDG Stanley, the Superintendent of Public Buildings in 1873 and built over the next two years by Brisbane builder, John Petrie.
The Queensland Parliament passed the Railway Act in 1863, enabling the first railways to be constructed. A railway survey had been undertaken by the New South Wales Government in 1856 prior to the separation of Queensland in 1859, but it was the Moreton Bay Tramway Company who, on constructing a wooden-railed horse hauled tramway between Ipswich and Toowoomba in 1861, pioneered rail transportation to Queensland. Queensland's sparse population discouraged rail transportation as non-viable.
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