Woolloongabba railway station is a railway station currently under construction as part of the Cross River Rail project in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba.
Woolloongabba | |
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General information | |
Location | Main Street, Woolloongabba |
Owned by | Queensland Rail |
Operated by | Queensland Rail |
Line(s) | Cross River Rail |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | Bus |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Status | Under construction |
Fare zone | Go card zone 1 |
Website | www.crossriverrail.qld.gov.au |
History | |
Opened | 2026 (scheduled) |
Electrified | Yes |
The new station will be located underground, beneath The Gabba, and will consist of two platforms with a connection to the nearby bus station.[1] Construction commenced in November 2019, and it is scheduled to open in 2026.[2] The platforms are being built at a depth of 27 metres, and will have a length of 220 metres.[3]
The station will feature artwork by local artist Elisa Jane Carmichael.[4]
Construction
editThe station is built using a full cavern construction method.[3] It was important to design lifts and elevators that can handle the expected surge capacity during large sports events at the nearby Gabba.[3] Similar to Boggo Road railway station the ground is heavily fractured, but at Woolloongabba the cavern sits underneath a layer of that kind of rock. The cavern was excavated using roadheaders.[3]
During construction a toothpaste box, a perfume bottle and bottles that once contained alcohol as well as other food items were found.[5] Animal bones, including pig, sheep goats and cows and pieces of leather from shoes, shoe soles, leather belts and off cuts were also discovered.[6]
The station served as the main support site for the construction project.[7] It was centrally located and had adequate space for materials that created handling and logistical support efficiencies.[7] The site handled the majority of spoil handling movements,[7] having good access to the Pacific Motorway.
The first of several escalators were installed by September 2023, marking the move to the mechanical and electrical fit out phase of construction.[8] A total of 24 escalators will be installed.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Woolloongabba Station Archived 21 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Cross River Rail
- ^ Moore, Tony (1 April 2023). "Bailey defends $960 million Cross River Rail cost blowout, delays". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Claire Smith (6 October 2021). "Future of Tunnelling: Using caverns to minimise tunnelling disruption in Brisbane". EMAP Publishing. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Hurst, Pippa (4 July 2024). "Art amplifies Indigenous cultural heritage at Australia's newest rail stations". Australian Design Review. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ George Roberts (3 November 2019). "Archaeologists find Queen Victoria-inspired perfume under future Woolloongabba Cross River Rail station". ABC News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Digging Deeper: The Lifecycle of a Leather Shoe. Cross River Rail. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Cross River Rail Business Case August 2017" (PDF). Government of Queensland. p. 108. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b Cook, Kody (11 September 2023). "Cross River Rail underground stations reach milestone". Infrastructure Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2023.