Fairfield is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Beenleigh line. It opened in 1885 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Fairfield. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces and one side platform.
History The first Fairfield railway station opened in 1885 and was on the south-east corner of the intersection of Fairfield Road and Victoria Street (approx ). Following the 1893 Brisbane flood, the Fairfield Deviation resulted in the railway between Dutton Park and Yeronga being rebuilt to the east with the current station opening in 1895.
In September 1930, the standard gauge New South Wales North Coast line opened to the west of the station."Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930 In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line was converted to dual gauge."Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19
From 28 March 2022 until 8 January 2023, Fairfield Station was closed for major upgrade works as part of the Cross River Rail project. The works included a new third platform and new overpass including lifts. The heritage-listed waiting shelter on Platform 1 was to be removed temporarily, but later reinstated later in the project.
Services Fairfield station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.
Until June 2011, Fairfield was also served by services to Corinda via the Yeerongpilly–Corinda line.Beenleigh line timetable TransLink 23 February 2009 TransLink
Platforms and services Fairfield platform arrangement Platform Line Destination Notes 1 Beenleigh 2 Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) 3 Not used for regular passenger services
References
External links
Fairfield station Queensland's Railways on the Internet [ Fairfield station] Translink travel information