Ferny Grove railway station

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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

The station opened in 1918 as part of the extension to Samford.<ref name=mitch_samford_gopening/>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Camp Mountain rail accident

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.<ref name="SVTC">Template:Cite news</ref>

Services

Ferny Grove is the terminus for all stops services to and from Roma Street, Boggo Road (formerly Park Road), Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.<ref>Template:Queensland Timetables</ref>

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 [[Ferny Grove railway line|Template:Color]] Roma Street, Boggo Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh <ref>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] Ferny Grove Platform 1] Translink</ref>
2 [[Ferny Grove railway line|Template:Color]] Roma Street, Boggo Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh <ref>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] Ferny Grove Platform 2] Translink</ref>



Ferny Grove Central Development

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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

As of November 2023, the commuter car park has been completed<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> with stage 2 construction underway, and expected to be opened in Q2 2026.<ref name=":0" />

Transport for Brisbane operate three bus routes from Ferny Grove station:

Brisbane Bus Lines operate one route from Ferny Grove station:

References

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