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Newmarket railway station, Brisbane

Coordinates: 27°25′58″S 153°00′38″E / 27.43278°S 153.01056°E / -27.43278; 153.01056 (Newmarket railway station, Brisbane)
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Newmarket
Newmarket station in August 2012
General information
LocationAbuklea Street, Newmarket
Australia
Coordinates27°25′58″S 153°00′38″E / 27.43278°S 153.01056°E / -27.43278; 153.01056 (Newmarket railway station, Brisbane)
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Ferny Grove
Distance6.52 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleAssisted
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station code600373 (platform 1)
600374 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Rebuilt2017-2018
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Wilston
towards Roma Street
Ferny Grove Line Alderley
towards Ferny Grove

Newmarket railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Newmarket.

History

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With the opening of The Enoggera Line in 1899. The stock saleyards which were moved to Newmarket from Normanby ca.1880.[1] The station was originally used as a rail yard mainly used for transporting cattle from the sales yard between Wilston Road and Enoggera Road. The remains of the rail yard where the stock used to be loaded can be seen from platform 1 today.

Cattle yards in Newmarket

Services

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Newmarket station is served by all stops Ferny Grove line services from Ferny Grove to Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.[2]

Services by platform

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Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Ferny Grove Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh [3]
2 Ferny Grove Ferny Grove [4]

References

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  1. ^ Queensland, c=AU; o=The State of. "Queensland place names search | Place names". www.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 30 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ Newmarket Platform 1 Translink
  4. ^ Newmarket Platform 2 Translink
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