Ferny Grove railway station
Ferny Grove | |||||||||||
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 Station front in October 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Conavalla Street, Ferny Grove | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°24′06″S 152°56′08″E / 27.4017°S 152.9356°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ferny Grove | ||||||||||
| Distance | 16.08 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 539 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600389 (platform 1) 600390 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 29 June 1918[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2008 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ferny Grove railway station is the terminus station of the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Ferny Grove.
The Brisbane Tramway Museum is a short walk south of the station.
History
[edit]The station opened in 1918 as part of the extension to Samford.[1]
The line formerly extended to Dayboro, but was cut back to Ferny Grove in 1955, as part of a larger rationalisation by the Queensland Government of its railway lines. The line now terminates here with bus services running to Samford during peak times.[2][3]
The station was upgraded in 2012 as part of the Keperra-Ferny Grove duplication project. The upgrade included relocating the platform, a new station building and car park.[4]
Camp Mountain rail accident
[edit]The Camp Mountain rail accident occurred in 1947 west of Ferny Grove on the Dayboro stretch of the line. It is Queensland's worst railway accident. 16 people were killed when a picnic excursion train failed to negotiate a bend on the line between Camp Mountain and Samford. A small memorial marks the site of the accident.[5]
Services
[edit]Ferny Grove is the terminus for all stops services to and from Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.[6]
Services by platform
[edit]| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferny Grove | Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh | [7] |
| 2 | Ferny Grove | Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh | [8] |
Ferny Grove Central Development
[edit]Honeycombes Property Group are developing the station to be Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Ferny Grove Staition is currently being redeveloped to improve parking, retail, add apartments and a public plaza directly outside of the station.[9]
As of November 2023, the commuter car park has been completed[10] with stage 2 construction underway, and expected to be opened in 2025.[9]
Transport links
[edit]Transport for Brisbane operate three bus routes from Ferny Grove station:
- 367: to Upper Kedron[11]
- 397: to Mitchelton via Everton Hills[12]
- 398: to Mitchelton via Arana Hills[13]
Brisbane Bus Lines operate one route from Ferny Grove station:
- 399 to Samford Village[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Samford Railway". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 1 July 1918. p. 9. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Enoggera Railway". The Brisbane Courier. 6 February 1899. p. 4. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990
- ^ Annastacia Palaszczuk (28 October 2011). "Station and car park construction ramps up at Ferny Grove" (Press release). Queensland Rail. Minister for Transport. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Condon, Matthew (15 June 2007). "Samford Valley train crash". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Ferny Grove Platform 1 Translink
- ^ Ferny Grove Platform 2 Translink
- ^ a b "Ferny Grove Central Development". Honeycombes Property Group. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Chan, Ray (20 November 2023). "Bigger parking capacity after Ferny Grove station upgrade". Rail Express. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Route 367 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 397 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 398 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 399 timetable". Translink.
External links
[edit]Media related to Ferny Grove railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ferny Grove station Queensland Rail
- Ferny Grove station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Ferny Grove station Translink travel information
