Dutton Park station construction update - September and October 2026
During September and October 2026, intermittent completion works will continue near Kent Street, including reinstatement works at the former laydown area at the end of the cul-de-sac, as well as ongoing landscaping maintenance.
Work will also continue within the rail corridor during a planned track closure, including the installation of overhead electrical structures, signalling equipment, cable routes and drainage installation.
Details of work
The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday throughout September and October, weather and construction conditions permitting:
- Reinstatement of the former laydown area at the end of Kent Street and ongoing landscaping maintenance around the area
- Continue works within the rail corridor including the installation of overhead electrical structures, signalling equipment, cable routes and drainage between Ensign Avenue and the Southern Tunnel Portal
- Continue minor earthworks, drainage installation, corridor fencing, rail maintenance access road finishing works and landscape maintenance at Fenton Street.
Out of hours work
Work activities scheduled during planned track closures (when trains are not operating) or outside the project’s standard working
hours are outlined below, weather and construction conditions permitting.
Along the rail corridor between Ensign Avenue and the Southern Tunnel Portal, and between 2:00am Saturday 19 September to 10:00pm Sunday 11 October 2026, the following works will occur:
- Installation of foundations and masts for overhead electrical equipment and wires
- Excavation, earthworks and drainage in the rail corridor between the Wilkins Street pedestrian overpass and the Southern Tunnel Portal
- Rail maintenance access road finishing works at Fenton Street
- Installation of signalling equipment, cable routes and pits within the rail corridor in proximity to Kent Street, Fenton Street and Ensign Avenue
- Excavation and earthworks to support signalling installation and undertrack crossings
- Track work and maintenance.
Dutton Park precinct rail corridor access points, work areas and pedestrian access
Changes to the way you travel
From Saturday 19 September to Sunday 11 October, there will be track closures and travel changes on the Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines for works on multiple projects to build a better rail network for South East Queensland.
Please allow extra travel time and plan your journey by using any of the links below:
What to expect
During these works you will notice some disruptions such as:
- Intermittent temporary lane closures on Fenton Street and Ensign Avenue to facilitate access into the rail corridor. Traffic management will be set up to manage an increase in vehicle movements in these areas. Please follow the direction of traffic control and signage and allow for extra travel time
- Increased noise, vibration and dust associated with the use of heavy machinery and equipment
- Trucks and machinery including concrete trucks and pumps, front end loaders, excavators with rock breakers, vacuum trucks, piling rigs, mobile cranes, small power tools, minor vibrating equipment and mobile lighting towers to light work areas at night.
We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.
If you want to know more, all of this information is available in PDF form: