Brisbane, the capital city of the
Australian state of
Queensland, has a network of suburban railways that carry commuters, long distance passengers, and freight. Suburban and interurban passenger services are operated under the
Citytrain brand of
QR Limited, while long distance trains are under the
Traveltrain brand.
QRNational operates freight services, as well as
Pacific National and their narrow gauge Pacific National Queensland division.
History
Construction
The first railway in Queensland did not actually run to Brisbane, but ran from
Ipswich to
Grandchester. Opened in July 1865, the
line into Brisbane was not completed until the opening of the
Albert Bridge in July 1875. Branch lines in the city itself did not start until the next decade, with the
branch line to Sandgate opened in May 1882, and the branch from
Eagle Junction to Racecourse in September the same year. The
North Coast line opened to Petrie in 1888.
Lines were opened from Brisbane to
Sandgate and
Ascot in 1882. The first section of the
North Coast Line opened to
Petrie in 1888. In 1891 this line was connected to the Maryborough line at
Gympie, creating a through line to
Mount Perry. A branch line was built from
Caboolture to
Woodford in 1909 and
Kilcoy in 1913, now closed. A branch line was opened from
Monkland (south of Gympie) to
Brooloo in 1915. A line was opened from the first South Brisbane Station at Stanley Street,......
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