Dutton Park railway station

"Dutton Park station" redirects here. For the bus station, see Dutton Park Place busway station.

Dutton Park railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Dutton Park. The station is one of the oldest on the network.^[2]

Dutton Park
Southbound view from Platform 2 in May 2012
General information
Location	Railway Terrace, Dutton Park
Coordinates	27°29′59″S 153°01′45″E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
Line(s)	Beenleigh
Distance	5.93 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Temporarily closed for station upgrade[1]
Station code	600051 (platform 1) 600193 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 1
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	1884
Closed	April 2023
Rebuilt	2023-2024
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Boggo Junction
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Park Road towards Bowen Hills Beenleigh Line Fairfield towards Beenleigh

To the west of the station lies the NSW North Coast dual gauge line primarily used by Gold Coast, NSW TrainLink XPT and freight services.^[3]

On 1 April 2023, the station was temporarily closed for Cross River Rail works and is expected to reopen in late 2024.^[4][5]

History

Southbound platform, 2009

Dutton Park station opened in 1884 as Boggo Junction. It was the junction of the Wooloongabba line from 1884 until 1989. The Boggo Junction station is shown on the 1911 estate map for the Dutton Park Estate.^[6] The station was renamed Dutton Park three years later in 1914.^[7][8][9]

In September 1930, the standard gauge New South Wales North Coast line opened to the west of the station.^[10] In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge.^[11]

In early 2014, it was announced that Dutton Park would be closed if the Bus & Train Tunnel proceeded, because it would reduce the overall cost of the project, principally by ensuring that no surface-level private residential property acquisition would be required.^[12][13]

In June 2014, it was announced that by slightly increasing the gradient of the line, the project could proceed without the need to demolish Dutton Park station.^[14][15][16] The project was cancelled in March 2015.^[17]

Cross River Rail

The station is being relocated and receiving a major upgrade as part of Cross River Rail.^[2] The new station design has easier access for people using wheelchairs or walking frames, and parents with prams.^[2] New entry points to station will be built from Noble Street, Kent Street and Annerley Road.^[2] By 1 May 2023 the old Dutton Park station had been completely demolished.^[18] The new station is located entirely south of Annerley Road, and features two side-facing platforms on the eastern side of the corridor; something different to anywhere else on the QLD network and a variance to the other stations being built by Cross River Rail.

Pre-2023	Post-2024
to Park Road Station   Dutton Park Station Annerley Road Gold Coast Line to Beenleigh and Varsity Lakes	to Park Road Station   to Boggo Road Station   Annerley Road Dutton Park Station Gold Coast Line to Beenleigh and Varsity Lakes

Services

Dutton Park station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.^[19]

Until June 2011, Dutton Park was also served by services to Corinda via the Yeerongpilly-Corinda line.^[20][21]

Services by platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations	Notes
1	Beenleigh	Coopers Plains, Kuraby & Beenleigh	[22]
2	Beenleigh	Bowen Hills & Ferny Grove	[23]

References

1. "Dutton Park station - extended closure". Translink. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
2. "Cross River Rail to Transform Dutton Park Station with New Rebuild". Brisbane Development. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. Yeronga – Park Road SA Track & Signal
4. "Dutton Park station - extended closure". Translink. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
5. "Dutton Park station accessibility rebuild". Cross River Rail. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
6. "1911 The Dutton Park Estate - 112 years ago today - Suburb Maps". Suburb Maps. 25 March 2023.
7. "DO YOU KNOW YOUR BRISBANE?". Sunday Mail. No. 318. Queensland, Australia. 30 June 1929. p. 24. Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Dutton Park". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
9. "Why Boggo?". Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
10. "Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930
11. "Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
12. Closure of Dutton Park Rail Station Queensland Government
13. "Brisbane's BaT project planning takes flight – but awaits funding" Railway Digest June 2014 pages 28-31
14. BaT changes include Dutton Park railway station and Victoria Park Queensland Government 25 June 2014
15. Queensland Government not closing Dutton Park train station for BAT Tunnel ABC News 25 June 2014
16. "Dutton Park station to remain" Railway Digest August 2014 page 14
17. Brisbane's BaT tunnel cancelled Archived 17 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Australian Tunneling Society 6 March 2015
18. Chan, Ray (1 May 2023). "'Mammoth' task from Cross River Rail crews". Rail Express. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
19. "Beenleigh Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
20. Beenleigh line timetable TransLink 23 February 2009
21. Change to route 104 services 6 June 2011 TransLink
22. Dutton Park Platform 1 TransLink
23. Dutton Park Platform 2 TransLink

External links

• Media related to Dutton Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Dutton Park station Queensland Rail
• Dutton Park station Queensland's Railways on the Internet