Boggo Road railway station
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Boggo Road railway station is the junction station for the Cleveland and Gold Coast lines in Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Brisbane suburb of Dutton Park. Until 2024, it was known as Park Road railway station.
It is served by services on the Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast lines. Immediately south of the station lies a triangle junction with the Cleveland and Fisherman Islands lines branching off.<ref>Yeronga - Park Road SA Track & Signal</ref>
History
In September 1930, the standard gauge NSW North Coast line opened to the west of the station.<ref>Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930</ref> On 12 November 1942, a wartime siding opened at Park Road, followed by a second on 28 February 1944. After falling out of use in 1945, the yard was reactivated in 1949. In its later years, it was primarily used by paper trains for Queensland Newspapers. It closed again in the early 1990s.<ref>The Park Road shunt Railway Digest January 1993 pages 16-17</ref>
In February 1995, the waiting shed on the up platform was demolished due to being termite infested.<ref>Station News Sunshine Express issue 349 April 1995 page 380</ref>
As part of the construction of the Gold Coast line in the mid-1990s, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge to allow these services to be segregated from Beenleigh and Cleveland services.<ref>Yeerongpilly - Salisbury Third Road Railway Digest August 1996 page 11</ref><ref>Rails return to the Gold Coast Railway Digest August 1996 page 19</ref> In 2000, a project commenced to add a fourth track and platform face between the existing lines, as well as add a platform face to the dual gauge line.<ref>Park Road Station Expansion Railway Digest June 2000 page 12</ref><ref>South-East Queensland Rail in 2020 Sunshine Express issue 596 January 2021 pages 23/24</ref> The new platform opened on 12 June 2001.<ref>Queensland Update Railway Digest July 2001 page 8</ref><ref>Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 768 October 2001 page 387</ref>
Platform 4 was intended for use by Gold Coast trains but the curvature of the platform was deemed unsafe for commuter train usage. In preparation for sweeping changes across the network on 20 January 2014, the use of platform 4 at the station was trialled from 13 January, before opening for selected Gold Coast services on 20 January.
During a 10-day track closure in December 2021 and January 2022, the station was closed to allow for works to move the Up Beenleigh track 50 metres to the east following the dual gauge unwired flyover, to support the final alignment of Cross River Rail southern portal. The section of track from Dutton Park that allowed access to Platform 2 at the station was also removed, resulting in all trains from the down Beenleigh track servicing Platform 3 at the station.<ref>Changes to train services this Christmas and New Years Cross River Rail</ref>
As part of the Cross River Rail project, a further two underground platforms are to open in 2029.<ref>Boggo Road Station Cross River Rail</ref><ref>Using caverns to minimise tunnelling disruption in Brisbane New Civil Engineer 6 October 2021</ref>
In August 2024, the station was renamed from Park Road to Boggo Rd / Park Rd ahead of renaming to Boggo Road, which occurred on 21 July 2025.<ref>Iconic Boggo Road becomes new name for major public transport interchange Queensland Rail 22 August 2024</ref><ref>Iconic station gets name change Rail Express 23 August 2024</ref><ref>Boggo Road - new name for major public transport interchange Railway Digest October 2024 pages 18/19</ref>
Services
Boggo Road station is served by Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast line services.<ref>Beenleigh Line timetable Translink</ref><ref>Cleveland Line timetable Translink</ref><ref>Gold Coast Line timetable Translink</ref>
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (future Platform 8) | Beenleigh | Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh | <ref name=Timetable600085>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] Park Road Platform 1] TransLink</ref> |
| Cleveland | Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | <ref name=Timetable600085/> | |
| Gold Coast | Varsity Lakes | <ref name=Timetable600085/> | |
| 2 (future Platform 7) | Cleveland | Bowen Hills & Shorncliffe | <ref name=Timetable600190>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] Park Road Platform 2] Translink</ref> |
| 3 (future Platform 6) | Ferny Grove | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | <ref name=Timetable600191>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] Park Road Platform 3] Translink</ref> Currently used as Dock/Terminal platform due to Cross River Rail works. |
| 4 (future Platform 5) | Beenleigh | Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove | <ref name=Timetable600192>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] Park Road Platform 4] Translink</ref> |
| Gold Coast | City, Brisbane Airport & Doomben | <ref name=Timetable600192/> | |
| Shorncliffe | Shorncliffe | <ref name=Timetable600192/> | |
| 5 (future Platform 4) | Busway Services | Services from UQ | |
| 6 (future Platform 3) | Busway Services | Services to UQ | |
| Future Platform 2 | Cross River Rail | ||
| Future Platform 1 | Cross River Rail |
Transport links
Adjacent to the station lies Boggo Road busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.<ref>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] Boggo Road station] TransLink</ref>
References
External links
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- Boggo Rd / Park Rd Station Platform Access Map Queensland Rail
- Park Road station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- [[[:Template:Translink stop]] Park Road station] Translink travel information