Exhibition station construction update - June and July 2025

Major construction at Exhibition station is now complete and the station will open temporarily for major events at the Brisbane Showgrounds from mid-2025 onwards, including the Ekka in August. Temporary station openings will be communicated well in advance at the Translink website.

Some construction works will continue at Exhibition station until late-2025.

 

Details of work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday during June and July 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting:

  • Testing of services (e.g., electrical, communication)
  • Minor patching, painting, sealing and concrete repairs
  • Minor steel fixing and welding
  • Finishing activities within the station plaza, station platforms and buildings
  • Ongoing maintenance of landscaping around the station precinct
  • Car park and roadway construction behind the Royal International Convention Centre between Bowen Bridge Road and Exhibition station
  • Ongoing track work and maintenance.

Out of Hours Work

Additional activities will occur outside the project’s normal working hours, as outlined below.

In Spring Hill and Bowen Hills, and intermittently between 6:30pm and 6:30am throughout June and July, the following works will occur:

  • Concrete deliveries and pours
  • Installation of cable routes and pits within the rail corridor including pulling new cables in conduits
  • Station fit out and finishing works
  • Track work and maintenance

Within the rail corridor between Bowen Bridge Road and Campbell Street, and between 2:00am Tuesday 10 June to 2:00am Thursday 19 June 2025 and between 2:00am Monday 21 July to 2:00am Friday 1 August 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Excavation, including rock breaking within the rail corridor for the installation of in-ground services such as stormwater drainage
  • Finishing activities within the station plaza, station platforms and buildings
  • Electrical testing and commissioning works
  • Installation of station inground services

 

Exhibition station precinct work area – June and July 2025

Map of the Brisbane Showgrounds precinct showing works areas around Exhibition station and within the rail corridor.
 

What to Expect

During these works you may notice some intermittent disruptions such as:

  • Use of large machinery such as excavators with hydraulic hammers to remove rock, cranes and concrete pumps for concrete structures between Campbell Street and Bowen Bridge Road and loading material into trucks for transport
  • Changes around your local area such as construction vehicles, traffic management signs and personnel
  • Increased levels of noise, vibration and dust associated with the use of heavy machinery and equipment
  • Access into the rail corridor will be via the Victoria Park access road, Bowen Bridge Road, Lanham Street and O’Connell Terrace via the Brisbane Showgrounds.

If you want to know more, all of this information is available in PDF form: