Fruitgrove railway station

Fruitgrove railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Runcorn, the other being Runcorn station.

Fruitgrove
Southbound view from Platform 3 in July 2012
General information
LocationBeenleigh Road, Runcorn
Coordinates27°35′53″S 153°04′45″E / 27.5980°S 153.0793°E / -27.5980; 153.0793
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Beenleigh
Distance21.19 kilometres from Central
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking145 bays
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station code600218 (platform 1)
600219 (platform 2)
600220 (platform 3)
Fare zonego card 2
WebsiteTranslink
History
Opened1935
Rebuilt2008
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Runcorn
towards Bowen Hills
Beenleigh Line Kuraby
towards Beenleigh

History

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The station opened in 1935.[1] In 2008, an upgrade of the station was completed as part of the Salisbury to Kuraby triplication project. This included converting the eastern platform to an island, and a new footbridge with lifts.[2][3]

Services

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Fruitgrove is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh and Kuraby to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.[4]

Services by platform

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Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Beenleigh Kuraby & Beenleigh [5]
2 Beenleigh Beenleigh, Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove Peak hours only[6]
3 Beenleigh Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Queensland Places – Runcorn". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ John Mickel (2 March 2008). "Salisbury to Kuraby rail upgrade paves the way for more train services". Queensland Government.
  3. ^ Salisbury to Kuraby Railway Upgrade RCP
  4. ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ Fruitgrove Platform 1 TransLink
  6. ^ Fruitgrove Platform 2 TransLink
  7. ^ Fruitgrove Platform 3 TransLink
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