Every Train Line Through the Brisbane CBD Is Closed This Weekend
Major track maintenance is shutting down the bulk of the Brisbane network until Monday morning.
Brisbanites, if catching a train is on your weekend agenda, you might want to make other plans. As part of city-wide track maintenance, every line that runs through the Brisbane CBD is experiencing closures until Monday morning — including every single stop from Roma Street to Albion.
The list of impacted stations is considerable, running out to Corinda on the Ipswich line, Murarrie on the Cleveland line, and Yeerongpilly on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines, too. Northsiders fare much better, with the track work only extending as far as Albion in that direction.
If this sounds familiar, yes, it's the second time this has happened this year. Buses will replace trains through the CBD over the weekend, although Translink advises that passengers should add an extra hour onto their travel time until the first service on Monday.
And if you're wondering why, the list of maintenance tasks is hefty, including general track and overhead line work, wire replacement at Roma Street, and track reconditioning at Central Station and Yeronga. Rails will be replaced from Corinda to Yeerongpilly and Graceville to Sherwood, and bridge replacement works will also occur on the Ipswich line.
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