The T1 Nambour/Gympie North line is an interurban commuter railway line in South East Queensland. Operated by Queensland Rail, the line runs for from Gympie North to Roma Street, where services continue on the Ipswich/Rosewood line.
History The North Coast railway line reached the Sunshine Coast area in 1890. In 1988, the section of the line was electrified for electric multiple units. Today, the line uses interurban passenger trains operated by Citytrain.
On 10 August 2026, the Sunshine Coast line was numbered T1 (along with the Caboolture and Ipswich/Rosewood lines) and renamed the Nambour/Gympie North line.
Upgrades In 2001, the Queensland Government started a study for the need to upgrade the North Coast Line between Caboolture and Landsborough.
On 14 April 2009, a new double-track alignment from Caboolture to Beerburrum opened. A four kilometre section of the old line immediately north of Caboolture was retained for use as a passing loop, with the remainder of the old line lifted. This saw new stations at Elimbah and Beerburrum built. Glasshouse Mountains, Beerwah and Landsborough stations have all received major work including platform extensions and lifts.Landsborough station upgrade plans revealed Queensland Government 21 December 2006Caboolture to Beerburrum Duplication Queensland RailCaboolture to Landsborough Rail Upgrade Study Department of Transport & Main Roads
In 2009, the platforms at Mooloolah, Palmwoods, Woombye, Eudlo, Eumundi, Pomona and Cooran were extended with scaffolding and plywood materials.Works commence on North Coast platform extensions Queensland Rail 10 August 2009 Initially intended as an interim arrangement until permanent extensions were built, the temporary platforms remain.Travellers blast lack of funding Sunshine Coast Daily 2 February 2012
A study has been completed into duplicating and straightening the line between Landsbrough and Nambour. It is proposed that two new tunnels and four upgraded stations (Mooloolah, Eudlo, Palmwoods and Woombye) will be constructed. In September 2024, a John Holland / Seymour Whyte consortium was awarded a contract to deliver stage 1 of the project. This will include duplication of the line between Beerburrum and Beerwah and straightening the line between Beerburrum and Glass House Mountains. Construction is to commence in 2025.Contractor locked in to progress the Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade Stage 1 Minister for Transport and Main Roads and Minister for Digital Services 30 September 2024Contract secured for Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade Seymour Whyte 15 October 2024 There is also a proposed line from Beerwah To Caloundra and the Queensland government has set aside in funding for construction.
Network and operations Nambour and Gympie North services use the Caboolture line to Caboolture, then the North Coast line to Nambour and Gympie North. The line consists of four tracks from Roma Street to Northgate, then three tracks to Petrie, allowing Nambour & Gympie North express services to pass the local Caboolture services. The line is then double track to Beerburrum.
North of Beerburrum, the line is single track with passing loops at most stations. Due to the rapidly rising population on the Sunshine Coast and in hinterland towns, the annual compounded growth rate for morning peak passenger numbers on the line north of Caboolture is 6%, second only to the 7.1% figure for the Gold Coast line south of Beenleigh.
Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland, Spirit of the Outback and the Bundaberg and Rockhamption Tilt Trains traverse the line, along with Aurizon and Pacific National freight trains.
Services Trains to and from Nambour typically run express between Petrie and Bowen Hills, with stops at Northgate and Eagle Junction. Trains to and from Gympie North skips stations between Caboolture and Bowen Hills stopping only at Petrie and Northgate.
To relieve congestion on the section north of Beerburrum, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays between Caboolture and Nambour as route 649. Passengers for/from the Redcliffe Peninsula line change at Petrie, Shorncliffe line at Northgate, Airport and Doomben lines change at Eagle Junction and Ferny Grove lines change at Bowen Hills, and all other lines at Central.
Stations + T1 Nambour/Gympie North line Station Image Suburb Opened Grade Connections TimeContinues from T1 Ipswich/Rosewood line Roma Street Brisbane CBD Ground 0 Central Brisbane CBD Built over 2 Fortitude Valley Fortitude Valley Underground 6 Bowen Hills Bowen Hills Ground level 8 Eagle Junction Clayfield Ground level 13 Northgate Northgate Ground level 17 Petrie Petrie Ground level 33 Dakabin Kurwongbah Ground level 37 Narangba Narangba Ground level 40 Burpengary Burpengary Ground level 45 Morayfield Morayfield Ground level 49 Caboolture Caboolture Ground level 53 Elimbah Elimbah Ground level 59 Beerburrum Beerburrum Ground level 64 Glasshouse Mountains Glass House Mountains Ground level 72 Beerwah Beerwah Ground level 78 Landsborough Landsborough Ground level 84 Mooloolah Mooloolah Valley Ground level 90 Eudlo Eudlo Ground level 96 Palmwoods Palmwoods Ground level 102 Woombye Woombye Ground level 107 Nambour Nambour Ground level 112 Yandina Yandina Ground level 122 Eumundi Eumundi Ground level 129 Cooroy Cooroy Ground level 137 Pomona Pomona Ground level 146 Cooran Cooran Ground level 154 Traveston Traveston Ground level 163 Gympie North Victory Heights Ground level 180
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