Track closure in brief
- Start: First service Monday 22 September
- End: Last service Friday 26 September
- Affected lines: Beenleigh and Gold Coast/Airport
- Next normal service:
- Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines will continue to be affected after this closure with your journey changing next week.
- The next regular service will be on Monday 13 October.
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.
| Route | Destinations | Times |
|---|---|---|
| R589 | Express between Beenleigh and Boggo Road, via Holmview, Edens Landing, Bethania, Loganlea, Kingston, Woodridge, Trinder Park and Eight Mile Plains station | First to last service |
| R591 | All stations between Woodridge and Boggo Road, excluding Rocklea | First to last service |
| R762 | All stations between Varsity Lakes and Beenleigh | First to last service |
| R770 | Express between Varsity Lakes and Eight Mile Plains, via Robina, Nerang and Rochedale stations | First to last service |
| R772 | Express between Helensvale and Eight Mile Plains, via Rochedale station | First to last service |
| R773 | Express between Helensvale and Eight Mile Plains, via Coomera, Ormeau and Rochedale stations | First to last service |
| R787 | Express between Helensvale and Eight Mile Plains, via Rochedale station | First to last service |
| R888 | Express between Eight Mile Plains station and Brisbane City | First to last service |
StationLink route 19 runs every 15 minutes and stops at all train stations between Rocklea and the PA Hospital station.
From Gold Coast to Brisbane City
Express railbuses run between stations on the Gold Coast and Eight Mile Plains station.
From Eight Mile Plains station you can take:
- railbus route R888, which is a new service running express between Eight Mile Plains station and Brisbane City, stopping on Elizabeth, Creek and Ann Streets.
- Metro route M1, which runs along the busway to South Bank, Cultural Centre, King George Square and Roma Street busway stations.
From Brisbane City to the Gold Coast
From Brisbane City you can take:
- railbus route R888, which is a new service running express from stops on Elizabeth, Creek and Ann Streets to Eight Mile Plains station.
- Metro route M1, which runs along the busway from Roma Street, King George, Cultural Centre and South Bank stations to Eight Mile Plains station.
Express railbuses run between Eight Mile Plains station and stations on the Gold Coast.
From the Gold Coast to the airport
Express railbus route R787 runs from Helensvale to Eagle Junction, via Rochedale station.
- Other railbus routes will run from Gold Coast stations to Rochedale station where you can transfer to the express Eagle Junction service.
Airport line trains run from Eagle Junction station to International and Domestic Airport stations.
From the airport to the Gold Coast
Airport line trains run from Domestic and International Airport stations to Eagle Junction.
Transfer to railbus route R787 running express from Eagle Junction to Helensvale station, via Rochedale station.
- If you're travelling to a different Gold Coast station, transfer at Rochedale station to another railbus route.
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 railbus routes
What works are happening?
- Cross River Rail project works
- European Train Control System project works
- Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project works
- Loganlea Station Relocation project works
- Ormeau rail facility works
- General track maintenance
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.
