Yeerongpilly is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Beenleigh line. It opened in 1884 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Yeerongpilly. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces.
History Yeerongpilly station opened in 1884 as Logan Junction with the opening of the railway to Loganlea. It was renamed South Coast Junction in 1885 and again to Yeerongpilly in 1893.
It was the junction station for the Corinda line until passenger services ceased on the line in June 2011 and were replaced by Transport for Brisbane's route 104. TransLinkThe design for the Queensland Tennis Centre included extending the footbridge over Fairfield Road, however when the centre was built it was not included.Footbridge, what footbridge? Brisbane Times 7 January 2009 Construction eventually commenced in July 2010, with the new bridge opened on 29 December 2010 in time for the 2011 Brisbane International.First step for new Yeerongpilly footbridge TransLink 8 July 2010Yeerongpilly footbridge opens for tennis fans TransLink 20 December 2010 With the opening of the NSW North Coast line to South Brisbane in 1930, the New South Wales Government Railways opened a depot to the south of the station."Brisbane Express First Train Leaves via North Coast Route" Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 1930 This closed on 13 February 1997 with the turntable relocated to the new National Rail Acacia Ridge facility."Standard Gauge Loco Facility Closes" Railway Digest April 1997 page 13"Acacia Ridge Locomotive Facilities" Railway Digest December 1996 page 18
In 1995, as part of the construction of the Gold Coast line, the standard gauge line from South Brisbane was converted to dual gauge."Rails return to the Gold Coast" Railway Digest August 1996 page 19 This was later extended to Salisbury."Yeerongpilly – Salisbury Third Road" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
The station was closed for a full accessibility rebuild from 18 September 2023 to 16 February 2025 as part of the Cross River Rail project.
Services Yeerongpilly station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh, Kuraby and Coopers Plains to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.
Platforms and services Yeerongpilly platform arrangement Platform Line Destination Notes 1 Under construction 2 Beenleigh 3 Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line)
Transport links Transport for Brisbane operate three bus routes via Yeerongpilly station: 104: Corinda to Princess Alexandra Hospital 105: Indooroopilly to Brisbane City via Yeronga 108: Indooroopilly to Brisbane City
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External links
Yeerongpilly station Queensland Rail Yeerongpilly station Queensland's Railways on the Internet [ Yeerongpilly station] Translink travel information