Extended track closures: Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines

South East Queensland’s rail network is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation so that we can keep people moving as our population grows.

This means that work across multiple projects including Cross River Rail, Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail, Loganlea Station Relocation, and installation of a new ETCS digital signalling system are sometimes scheduled together with general track maintenance, and from Saturday 20 September to Sunday 12 October there will be major track closures and travel changes on the Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines.

If you travel on the Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines, some journeys may take significantly longer than usual.

Your best travel option may change over the 23-day period.

Please consider your transport options, plan ahead and allow extra travel time.

To see how your journey will be impacted and for railbus information, visit the Translink website

  • Monday 22 to Friday 26 September

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    • No trains will run.
    • Railbuses will replace trains between Varsity Lakes and Boggo Road stations
    • Cleveland and Airport lines are linked until 7:30pm. After 7:30pm, Cleveland line trains will connect to the Shorncliffe line and the Airport line will terminate at Boggo Road station.
    • Services from the city towards Boggo Road will run three minutes earlier until 7:30pm each day
    • Trains will run between Shorncliffe and Roma Street stations until 7:30pm. After 7:30pm, trains will link to the Cleveland line
    • Doomben line trains will be a 3-car service running between Doomben and Eagle Junction stations.

  • Monday 29 September to Friday 3 October and Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 October

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    • Beenleigh and Gold Coast line trains will run as a combined service between Varsity Lakes and Banoon stations.
    • Railbuses will replace trains between Banoon and Boggo Road stations.
    • Cleveland and Airport lines are linked until 7:30pm. After 7:30pm, Cleveland line trains will connect to the Shorncliffe line and the Airport line will terminate at Boggo Road station.
    • Services from the city towards Boggo Road will run three minutes earlier until 7:30pm each day.
    • Trains will run between Shorncliffe and Roma Street stations until 7:30pm. After 7:30pm, trains will link to the Cleveland line
    • Doomben line trains will be a 3-car service running between Doomben and Eagle Junction stations.
    • The 7:49am, 8:19am, 8:34am and 9:04am services from Northgate to Boggo Road will not be running.
    • The 3:47pm and 4:07pm services from Roma Street to Northgate will not be running

  • Saturday 4 to Monday 6 and Saturday 11 October

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    • Beenleigh and Gold Coast line trains will run as a combined service between Varsity Lakes and Banoon stations.
    • Railbuses will replace trains between Banoon and Boggo Road stations.
    • Trains will terminate at Boggo Road station.
    • Doomben line trains will run between Doomben and Roma Street station.

Journey planning and railbus information

  • You can’t take bikes, e-scooters or other large items on board railbuses. All railbuses are accessible services
  • Please allow extra travel time as railbuses are impacted by traffic and road conditions

To see how your journey will be impacted and for railbus information, visit the Translink website.