Summary
Fortitude Valley railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. Located beneath the Valley Metro complex, it serves the central Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley. The station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane.[1]
Fortitude Valley Chinatown 華麗區站 中國城 | |
|---|---|
 View from Platform 2 in 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley |
| Coordinates | 27°27′22″S 153°02′01″E / 27.4560°S 153.0337°E |
| Owned by | Queensland Rail |
| Operated by | Queensland Rail |
| Line(s) | North Coast |
| Distance | 1.33 kilometres from Central |
| Platforms | 4 (2 islands) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Station code | 600014 (platform 1) 600013 (platform 2) 600010 (platform 3) 600012 (platform 4) |
| Fare zone | go card 1 |
| Website | Queensland Rail |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1890 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Previous names | Brunswick Street |
| Services | |
Pedestrian access to the station is via two thoroughfares near the corner of Brunswick and Wickham Streets and a pedestrian overpass connecting to McWhirters. There is also a lesser known entrance through the car park at the Northern side of the station, both out to Alfred Street in the West and Alden Street in the east, the latter through a secluded elevator in the eastern side of the car parking complex.
On the Path to the overpass to McWhirters, exists two escalators that lead down to Wickham Street, however due to political issues these escalators are non-functional and are normally closed off with a metal door.
History edit
The station opened on 1 November 1890 as Brunswick Street with the completion of the railway from Brisbane Central.[2][3]
In July 2007, an upgrade on the station commenced but being a busy station, only two platforms were able to be upgraded at any one time.[4]
The upgrade was completed in October 2008 with escalators, elevators, new lighting, updated passenger information displays and upgraded flooring.[5] With the upgrade completed, the station was renamed Fortitude Valley.[6][7]
An upgrade of the Valley Metro Shopping centre (building that exists around the station) commenced in 2017 and has the potential to upgrade the entrances to the station.
Services edit
Fortitude Valley station is served by all suburban and interurban City network lines.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Also see Inner City timetable[18]
Services by platform edit
| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airport | City, Park Road & Varsity Lakes | [19] |
| Doomben | City, Roma Street & Park Road | [19] | |
| City & Cleveland | Peak hours only[19] | ||
| Ferny Grove | City & Beenleigh | [19] | |
| Shorncliffe | City & Cleveland | [19] | |
| 2 | Airport | Brisbane Airport Domestic | [20] |
| Doomben | Doomben | [20] | |
| Ferny Grove | Ferny Grove | [20] | |
| Shorncliffe | Northgate & Shorncliffe | [20] | |
| 3 | Caboolture | City, Springfield Central, Ipswich & Rosewood | [21] |
| Redcliffe Peninsula | City, Springfield Central & Ipswich | [21] | |
| Sunshine Coast | City, Springfield Central & Ipswich | [21] | |
| 4 | Caboolture | Caboolture | [22] |
| Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | [22] | |
| Sunshine Coast | Nambour & Gympie North | [22] |
References edit
- ^ "Cross River Rail Business Case August 2017" (PDF). Government of Queensland. p. 54. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Towards a unified rail system Queensland Rail
- ^ Fortitude Valley Centre for the Government of Queensland
- ^ Brunswick Street Station Upgrade Underway Queensland Government 5 June 2007
- ^ Beautiful Brunswick Street Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine 612 ABC Brisbane 31 March 2008
- ^ Station revamp gives Fortitude Valley new lease on life Queensland Government 10 October 2008
- ^ All aboard Brisbane's soundwave station Brisbane Times 11 October 2008
- ^ "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Caboolture Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Doomben Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Shorncliffe Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Inner City timetable" (PDF). Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Fortitude Valley Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ a b c d Fortitude Valley Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ a b c Fortitude Valley Platform 3 TransLink
- ^ a b c Fortitude Valley Platform 4 TransLink
External links edit
Media related to Fortitude Valley railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Fortitude Valley station Queensland Rail
- Fortitude Valley station Queensland's Railways on the Internet