Ferny Grove railway station, Brisbane
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Ferny Grove Station is a railway station on the Ferny Grove Line of Brisbane
, Australia
. It is part of the Queensland Rail
City network. It is the terminus for the Ferny Grove Line.
It is in Zone 3 of the TransLink
integrated public transport
system.
The Brisbane Tramway Museum
is a short walk south of the station.
The line formerly extended to Dayboro
, but was cut back to Ferny Grove in 1955, as part of a larger rationalisation by the Queensland Government of its railway lines. The line now terminates here with bus
services running to Samford during peak times.
The Camp Mountain train disaster
occurred in 1947 west of Ferny Grove on the Dayboro stretch of the line. It is Queensland's worst railway accident. 16 people were killed when a picnic excursion train failed to negotiate a bend on the line between Camp Mountain and Samford. A small memorial marks the site of the accident.
Platform 2
Brisbane
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, Australia
Australia
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. It is part of the Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...
City network. It is the terminus for the Ferny Grove Line.
It is in Zone 3 of the TransLink
TransLink (South East Queensland)
The TransLink Transit Authority is the authority introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 as a section of Queensland Transport to coordinate and integrate rail, bus and ferry services. TransLink works with Airtrain, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane Ferries, QR Citytrain and 17 other...
integrated public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
system.
The Brisbane Tramway Museum
Brisbane Tramway Museum
Brisbane Tramway Museum is a transport museum which preserves and displays trams and trolley-buses, most of which operated in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The museum also has a collection of vehicles and other equipment used in maintaining Brisbane's electric street transport system which...
is a short walk south of the station.
The line formerly extended to Dayboro
Dayboro, Queensland
Dayboro is a town in the Moreton Bay Region, approximately 46 km north-northwest of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.To the north of Dayboro lies the D'Aguilar Range and the mountain township of Mount Mee. Other nearby towns include Petrie and Samford. The land surrounding...
, but was cut back to Ferny Grove in 1955, as part of a larger rationalisation by the Queensland Government of its railway lines. The line now terminates here with bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
services running to Samford during peak times.
The Camp Mountain train disaster
Camp Mountain train disaster
The Camp Mountain rail accident occurred at approximately 9:48am on 5 May 1947 when a crowded picnic train derailed on a sharp left-hand curve between Ferny Grove and Camp Mountain stations on the now-closed Dayboro line, approximately northwest of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland,...
occurred in 1947 west of Ferny Grove on the Dayboro stretch of the line. It is Queensland's worst railway accident. 16 people were killed when a picnic excursion train failed to negotiate a bend on the line between Camp Mountain and Samford. A small memorial marks the site of the accident.
Services by platform
Platform 1- Ferny Grove Line - terminating services
- Beenleigh Line - all stations and peak-hr express services to the City and Beenleigh
Platform 2
- Ferny Grove Line - terminating services
- Beenleigh Line - all stations and peak-hr express services to the City and Beenleigh