South Bank railway station, Brisbane

South Bank railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the South Brisbane area, the other being South Brisbane station. It was formerly known as Vulture Street station due to being located on Vulture Street.

History

South Bank station opened as Vulture Street, after the adjoining street. The station provides access to the park and cinemas, and the Grey Street retail and dining precinct.

In September 1930, the standard gauge New South Wales 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> In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.<ref>"Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19</ref>

On 27 April 2001, the station was renamed South Bank (Vulture Street), later being simplified to South Bank in reference to its proximity to the South Bank Parklands. At the same time a platform face was added on the dual gauge line.<ref>"Queensland Short Lines" Railway Digest January 2001 page 10</ref>

In December 2013, work commenced on a transit oriented development at South Bank, which will see the station covered with office and apartment buildings. The new apartments are called Southpoint.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The proposal was announced by the Queensland Government in November 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Services

South Bank station is served by Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast line services.<ref>Template:Queensland Timetables</ref><ref>Template:Queensland Timetables</ref><ref>Template:Queensland Timetables</ref>

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Beenleigh	Kuraby & Beenleigh	<ref name=Timetable600006>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] South Bank Platform 1] Translink</ref>
	Cleveland	Boggo Road, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland	<ref name=Timetable600006/>
	Gold Coast	Varsity Lakes	<ref name=Timetable600006/>
2	Beenleigh	Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove	<ref name=Timetable600188>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] South Bank Platform 2] Translink</ref>
	Cleveland	Bowen Hills, Doomben & Shorncliffe	<ref name=Timetable600188/>
	Gold Coast	Bowen Hills & Brisbane Domestic Airport	<ref name=Timetable600188/>
3	Beenleigh	Beenleigh	Early morning only<ref name=Timetable600189>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] South Bank Platform 3] Translink</ref>
		Boggo Road, Bowen Hills & Doomben	Saturday services<ref name=Timetable600189/>
	Gold Coast	Bowen Hills & Brisbane Domestic Airport	Peak hours only<ref name=Timetable600189/>
		Doomben	Morning peak only<ref name=Timetable600189/>
		Varsity Lakes	Peak hours only<ref name=Timetable600189/>

Transport links

Adjacent to the station lies the South Bank busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.<ref>[[[:Template:Translink stop]] Cultural Centre station] TransLink</ref>

External links

• South Bank station Queensland Rail
• South Bank station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
• Track layout SA Track & Signal