Track closures and changes to transport: Saturday 1 October – Sunday 9 October

Cross River Rail will be undertaking major track and station upgrade works from Saturday 1 October until Sunday 9 October. Works will be taking place on most lines across the network on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, 1 October to 3 October inclusive, and will continue to impact multiple lines until Sunday 9 October.

Cross River Rail will be undertaking complex construction works that will require three days of continuous intensive effort across multiple work areas over the long weekend. In the southern area, an additional 6 days will be required to complete construction works. The nine-day closure will allow works to be completed safely and efficiently.

During this time trains will operate to special timetables. If you are planning to travel to and through Brisbane during this period, please plan ahead by using Translink’s journey planner to find out your best travel options.

The below outlines network changes over this period.

  • Saturday 1 October - Monday 3 October (Queen’s Birthday long weekend)

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    • Trains will terminate at Banoon.

    Buses replace trains all stops between Banoon and Roma Street.

    • Trains will terminate at Beenleigh.

    Buses replace trains between Beenleigh and Roma Street and Eagle Junction.

    Express buses will operate from Beenleigh to Eagle Junction, and Beenleigh to Roma Street.

    • Airport services will run express from Eagle Junction to Northgate and continue to Nambour/Caboolture.

    • Trains will run between Bowen Hills and South Bank.

    Providing a 15 minute service to South Brisbane and South Bank stations.

    • Trains will terminate at Cannon Hill.

    Buses replace trains all stops between Cannon Hill and Shorncliffe.

    • Ferny Grove line will run to South Bank.

    • No trains running on Shorncliffe line.

    Buses replace trains all stops between Shorncliffe and Cannon Hill.

    • Trains will operate on Saturday only between Doomben and Eagle Junction.

    Buses replace trains between Eagle Junction and Roma Street.

    • Trains will terminate at Bowen Hills.

    Buses will replace trains from Bowen Hills to Northgate.

    • Trains will terminate at Northgate.

    Buses will replace trains all stops from Northgate to Roma Street and from Northgate to Cannon Hill .

    • Trains will run express from Northgate to Eagle Junction and continue to Domestic Airport.

    Customers travelling to the city or beyond will need to change to a bus at Northgate station.

  • Tuesday 4 October - Friday 7 October

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    • Trains will terminate at Yeerongpilly. Trains will run four minutes earlier Beenleigh to Yeerongpilly in the morning peak.

    Buses replace trains between Yeerongpilly and Roma Street / Park Road.

    An express bus will run all day between Yeerongpilly to Boggo Road Busway/Park Road station and between Yeerongpilly and Roma Street during morning and afternoon peaks.

    • Trains will run express between Altandi and Roma Street via Tennyson loop.

    Trains will depart four minutes earlier than usual between Varsity Lakes and Roma Street until 8pm.

    Trains will run five minutes later than usual outbound between Altandi and Varsity Lakes all day.

    Some services in the morning peak will run up to 12 minutes later than usual between Altandi and Varsity Lakes.

    • Ferny Grove line will terminate at either Roma Street or Park Road stopping at Platform 3 at South Bank station.

    South Bank platform 1 will be closed. Customers travelling outbound will need to board a train on platform 3 and transfer at Park Road station / Boggo Road busway.

    • Departing from different platforms between Darra and Milton.

    • Cleveland line outbound trains will run express through South Bank station.

    Customers departing South Bank station are to board from platform 3 and transfer to a Cleveland line train at Park Road station.

  • Saturday 8 October - Sunday 9 October

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    • Trains will run express between Moorooka and Roma Street, via the Tennyson loop.

    Trains will run four minutes later than usual inbound from Beenleigh to Roma Street.

    Buses replace trains between Moorooka and Ferny Grove.

    • Trains will run express between Altandi and Roma Street via Tennyson loop.

    Outbound trains will run five minutes later from Altandi to Varsity Lakes.

    • Ferny Grove line will not operate.

    Buses replace trains between Ferny Grove and Moorooka.

    • Trains will depart Roma Street eight minutes later

    • Departing from different platforms between Darra and Milton.

    • Outbound trains will run express through South Bank station.

    Customers departing South Bank station are to board from platform 3 and transfer to a Cleveland line train at Park Road station.

    • Running through to Park Road, stopping platform 3 at South Bank outbound.

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