South Bank is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast lines. It opened in 1893 as Vulture Street and serves the South Brisbane area. It is an elevated station, featuring one island platform with two faces and one side platform.
History South Bank station opened as Vulture Street, after the adjoining street. The station provides access to the park and cinemas, and the Grey Street retail and dining precinct.
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
On 27 April 2001, the station was renamed South Bank (Vulture Street), later being simplified to South Bank in reference to its proximity to the South Bank Parklands. At the same time a platform face was added on the dual gauge line."Queensland Short Lines" Railway Digest January 2001 page 10
In December 2013, work commenced on a transit oriented development at South Bank, which will see the station covered with office and apartment buildings. The new apartments are called Southpoint. The proposal was announced by the Queensland Government in November 2007.
In June 2026, the platforms at the adjacent South Bank busway station were renumbered as 4 and 5, bringing them in line with the railway station.
Platforms and services South Bank platform arrangement Platform Line Type Destination Notes 1 RailBeenleigh Cleveland Varsity Lakes 2 Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) Roma Street (to Shorncliffe line Roma Street (to Airport line) 3 Roma Street (to Ferny Grove line) Early morning onlyBeenleigh Saturday services only Roma Street (to Airport line) Peak hours onlyRoma Street (To Doomben line) Morning peak onlyVarsity Lakes Peak hours only 4 Bus OutboundM1, M2, 61, 100, 107, 116, 120, 130, 140, 150, 180, 200, 210, 212, 214, 215, 220, 222, 230, 235, 333, 555, 872, 875, 882 5 Inbound
Platforms 4 and 5 are located at the South Bank busway station. South Bank station is served by Beenleigh, Cleveland and Gold Coast line services.
Transport links Adjacent to the station lies the South Bank busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.[ Cultural Centre station] TransLink
References
External links
South Bank station Queensland Rail South Bank station Queensland's Railways on the Internet Track layout SA Track & Signal