Sunshine Coast railway line

Upgrades

In 2001, the Queensland Government started a study for the need to upgrade the North Coast Line between Caboolture and Landsborough.

On 14 April 2009, a new 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) double-track alignment from Caboolture to Beerburrum opened. A four kilometre section of the old line immediately north of Caboolture was retained for use as a passing loop, with the remainder of the old line lifted. This saw new stations at Elimbah and Beerburrum built. Glasshouse Mountains, Beerwah and Landsborough stations have all received major work including platform extensions and lifts.^[1][2][3]

In 2009, the platforms at Mooloolah, Palmwoods, Woombye, Eudlo, Eumundi, Pomona and Cooran were extended with scaffolding and plywood materials.^[4] Initially intended as an interim arrangement until permanent extensions were built, the temporary platforms remain.^[5]

A study has been completed into duplicating and straightening the line between Landsbrough and Nambour. It is proposed that two new tunnels and four upgraded stations (Mooloolah, Eudlo, Palmwoods and Woombye) will be constructed.^[6] In September 2024, a John Holland / Seymour Whyte consortium was awarded a contract to deliver stage 1 of the project. This will include duplication of the line between Beerburrum and Beerwah and straightening the line between Beerburrum and Glass House Mountains. Construction is to commence in 2025.^[7][8] There is also a proposed line from Beerwah To Caloundra and the Queensland government has set aside A$1.44 billion in funding for construction.

Services

Trains to and from Nambour typically run express between Petrie and Bowen Hills, with stops at Northgate and Eagle Junction.^[12] Trains to and from Gympie North skips stations between Caboolture and Bowen Hills stopping only at Petrie and Northgate.

To relieve congestion on the section north of Beerburrum, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays between Caboolture and Nambour as route 649.^[12] Passengers for/from the Redcliffe Peninsula line change at Petrie, Shorncliffe line at Northgate, Airport and Doomben lines change at Eagle Junction and Ferny Grove lines change at Bowen Hills, and all other lines at Central.

Stations

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Station	Image	Suburb	Opened	Terrain	Time[a]
Roma Street		Brisbane	14 June 1875	Ground level	0
Central		Brisbane	18 August 1889	Underground	2[b]
Fortitude Valley		Fortitude Valley	1 November 1890	Underground	6
Bowen Hills		Bowen Hills	1973	Ground level	8
Eagle Junction		Clayfield	1882	Ground level	13
Northgate		Northgate	1882	Ground level	17
Petrie		Petrie	1888	Ground level	33
Dakabin		Kurwongbah	1888	Ground level	37
Narangba		Narangba	1888	Ground level	40
Burpengary		Burpengary	June 1888	Ground level	45
Morayfield		Morayfield	1888	Ground level	49
Caboolture		Caboolture	June 1889	Ground level	53
Elimbah		Elimbah	1890	Ground level	59
Beerburrum		Beerburrum	1890	Ground level	64
Glasshouse Mountains		Glass House Mountains	1890	Ground level	77
Beerwah		Beerwah	1890	Ground level	91
Landsborough		Landsborough	1890	Ground level	104
Mooloolah		Mooloolah Valley	1891	Ground level	121
Eudlo		Eudlo	1891	Ground level	127
Palmwoods		Palmwoods	1891	Ground level	139
Woombye		Woombye	1891	Ground level	144
Nambour		Nambour	January 1891	Ground level	149
Yandina		Yandina	30 December 1890	Ground level	109
Eumundi		Eumundi	1988	Ground level	119
Cooroy		Cooroy	17 July 1891	Ground level	151
Pomona		Pomona	1891	Ground level	143
Cooran		Cooran	10 June 1889	Ground level	151
Traveston		Traveston	1889	Ground level	158
Gympie North		Victory Heights	4 February 1989	Ground level	175

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