SEQ Train Blog - South Bank

I visited South Bank station on 26 November 2017.

Services

South Bank is located on the Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast lines. It is served by train services to from Beenleigh, Cannon Hill, Cleveland and Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills with many continuing to Domestic Terminal, Ferny Grove, Northgate and Shorncliffe. South Bank is located 2.8 km from Roma Street and the approximate travel time is 7 minutes.

Fares

South Bank is situated in zone 1 meaning the fares between South Bank and Roma Street are:

Fares: Zone 1 to Roma Street

History

South Bank station opened in 1889, as Vulture Street at the same time as the line. In September 1930, the standard gauge opened west of the station. On 18 September 1982, the line was electrified through the station from Roma Street to Kingston. In 1995, the standard gauge to the west of the station was converted to a dual gauge for the Gold Coast line. On 27 April 2001, the station was renamed South Bank (Vulture Street), later being renamed South Bank after the nearby South Bank Parklands and a platform was added to the dual gauge line.

Platforms

South Bank station has three platforms consisting of an island platform and a side platform. Platform 1 is for outbound services, platform 2 is for inbound services and platform 3 is for selected peak services.