Last reviewed: Monday 25 Aug 2025 at 9.00am

Track closure in brief

  • Start: First service Saturday 20 September
  • End: Last service Sunday 21 September
  • Affected lines: Beenleigh and Gold Coast/Airport
  • Next normal service:

Your journey may take significantly longer than usual, as timetabled railbuses will replace trains for the entire Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines. 

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

View map of closure.

Bikes and e-scooters are not permitted on railbuses.

Please ensure you have a valid ticket for your journey. Normal fares apply.

View a map of the railbus routes

RouteDestinationsTimes
R589Express between Beenleigh and Boggo Road, via Holmview, Edens Landing, Bethania, Loganlea, Kingston, Woodridge, Trinder Park and Eight Mile Plains stationFirst to last service
R591All stations between Woodridge and Boggo Road, excluding RockleaFirst to last service
R762All stations between Varsity Lakes and BeenleighFirst to last service
R770Express between Varsity Lakes and Boggo Road, via Robina, Nerang and Eight Mile Plains stationsFirst to last service
R772Express between Helensvale and Boggo Road, via Eight Mile Plains stationFirst to last service
R773Express between Helensvale and Boggo Road, via Coomera, Ormeau and Eight Mile Plains stationsFirst to last service

StationLink route 19 runs every 30 minutes and stops at all train stations between Salisbury and the PA Hospital station.  

From the Gold Coast to Brisbane City

Express railbuses run between the Gold Coast and Boggo Road station via Eight Mile Plains station. 

If you're travelling beyond Boggo Road station, plenty of regular bus services run from Eight Mile Plains station and may provide you a quicker or easier journey. 

From the Brisbane City to the Gold Coast

Catch the train to Boggo Road station and transfer to an express railbus. 

Another option is to catch a regular bus service to Eight Mile Plains station and transfer to an express railbus. 

From the Gold Coast to the airport

Express railbuses run between the Gold Coast and Roma Street station. 

Transfer to an airport line train at Roma Street station to travel to the airport.

From the airport to the Gold Coast

Airport line trains will run to Roma Street station.

Transfer to an express railbus at Roma Street station to travel to Gold Coast stations.   

Affected stations

Beenleigh line

  • Boggo Road
  • Dutton Park
  • Fairfield
  • Yeronga
  • Yeerongpilly
  • Moorooka
  • Rocklea
  • Salisbury
  • Coopers Plains
  • Banoon
  • Sunnybank
  • Altandi
  • Runcorn
  • Fruitgrove
  • Kuraby
  • Trinder Park
  • Woodridge
  • Kingston
  • Loganlea
  • Bethania
  • Edens Landing
  • Holmview
  • Beenleigh

Gold Coast line

  • Boggo Road
  • Altandi
  • Loganlea
  • Beenleigh
  • Ormeau
  • Coomera
  • Helensvale
  • Nerang
  • Robina
  • Varsity Lakes

Map of track closure

Map of Beenleigh and Gold Coast track closure

Map of railbus routes

Map of weekend railbus routes

What works are happening?

Ticket and fare information

Normal fares and conditions apply on all scheduled services. 

Need assistance?

You may need to transfer at a different station than usual to complete your journey. 

For more information about station features or if you need assistance with station access, contact Queensland Rail during their business hours:

  • call 13 16 17, or
  • SMS 0428 774 636.

For general information outside of business hours, call our contact centre on 13 12 30.  

Affected services