| Ferny Grove line | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Open |
| Owner | Queensland Rail |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 11 |
| Website | queenslandrail.com.au |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter Rail |
| Services | 1 |
| Route number | BNFG; BRFG; FGBN; FGBR |
| Operator(s) | Queensland Rail |
| Rolling stock | SMU &IMU |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899; 126 years ago (1899) Enoggera, 1919; 106 years ago (1919) Mitchelton, 1920; 105 years ago (1920) Dayboro |
| Closed | 1955; 70 years ago (1955) West of Ferny Grove |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 13.535 km (8.410 mi) |
| Track length | 13.535 km (8.410 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1979; 46 years ago (1979) |
| Operating speed | Max 100 km/h (62 mph), Min 20 km/h (12 mph) |
TheFerny Grove railway line is a 13-kilometre (8 mi)suburbanrailway line inBrisbane, the state capital ofQueensland,Australia. It is part of theQueensland Rail Citytrain network.
Based on initial surveys, in 1885 theQueensland Government planned to construct a railway line toSamford with the intention of extending it toGympie. However, no immediate action was taken and further surveys resulted in the decision to construct the line to Gympie via theMayne railway station (Bowen Hills) which created theNorth Coast railway line.[1]
The relocation of Brisbane's cattle sales yard fromNormanby toNewmarket created a need to provide a railway to Newmarket. With financial guarantees provided by theWindsor Shire Council and theEnoggera Divisional Board, the Queensland Railways built a branch line fromMayne railway station (Bowen Hills) to Newmarket railway station to service the cattle yards and beyond toEnoggera railway station for suburban passenger services. This line opened on 5 February 1899.[2] The suburban service to Enoggera was not very profitable and the Queensland Government resisted any efforts to extend theBrisbane tramway services toEnoggera to avoid further competition.[1]
With the financial assistance of the Australian Defence Department, the line was extended to Rifle Range railway station (now calledGaythorne railway station) on 16 February 1916.[1] The line was extended toMitchelton railway station on 2 March 1918. The line was extended toSamford railway station on 1 July 1918, toSamsonvale railway station (3 March 1919),[3] toKobble railway station (3 November 1919) and finally toDayboro railway station on 25 September 1920.[4] The additional traffic on the line led to its duplication to Newmarket in 1921. The sales yards were moved toCannon Hill in 1931.
On 5 May 1947, a packed excursion train derailed atCamp Mountain, afterFerny Grove railway station, in what is Queensland's worst rail tragedy, theCamp Mountain train disaster.
The line was duplicated toMitchelton in 1953, and the first automaticlevel crossingboom gates in Queensland were installed at Wilston Road, Newmarket in 1954.[5]
The line was closed beyond Ferny Grove after 30 June 1955 after the freight traffic was lost to road transport.[6] Ferny Grove was initially known as Ferny Flats, but the railway department changed the name of the railway station because of a Ferny Flats inNew South Wales; the surrounding area followed suit.[7]
Between 2008 and 2012 the remaining single track section between Mitchelton and Ferny Grove was duplicated, including an upgraded Ferny Grove station, an additional 1000 car parking spaces and construction of a new bus interchange.
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Typical service frequency on the Ferny Grove Line is four trains per hour (every 15 minutes) on weekdays and two trains per hour (every 30 minutes) at night and on weekends, increasing to 8 trains per hour (every 7.5 minutes) during weekday peak times for faster travel times for commuters working in theBrisbane central business district. Most services stop at all stations toRoma Street railway station. The typical travel time between Ferny Grove and Brisbane City is approximately 31 minutes (toCentral).
Ferny Grove line services typically continue asBeenleigh line services.
Passengers for and from theAirport,Caboolture,Doomben,Nambour and Gympie North,Redcliffe Peninsula andShorncliffe lines change at Bowen Hills, and all other lines at Roma Street.
