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In July 2007, an upgrade on the station commenced but being a busy station, only two platforms were able to be upgraded at any one time.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610021747/http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=52752 Brunswick Street Station Upgrade Underway] Queensland Government 5 June 2007</ref>
In July 2007, an upgrade on the station commenced but being a busy station, only two platforms were able to be upgraded at any one time.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610021747/http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=52752 Brunswick Street Station Upgrade Underway] Queensland Government 5 June 2007</ref>


The upgrade was completed in October 2008 with escalators, elevators, new lighting, updated passenger information displays and upgraded flooring.<ref>[http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2008/03/beautiful-bruns.html?program=612_breakfast Beautiful Brunswick Street] ''[[612 ABC Brisbane]]'' 31 March 2008</ref> With the upgrade completed, the station was renamed Fortitude Valley.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610021419/http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=60734 Station revamp gives Fortitude Valley new lease on life] Queensland Government 10 October 2008</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110522065242/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/10/10/1223145634259.html All aboard Brisbane's soundwave station] ''[[Brisbane Times]]'' 11 October 2008</ref>
The upgrade was completed in October 2008 with escalators, elevators, new lighting, updated passenger information displays and upgraded flooring.<ref>[http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2008/03/beautiful-bruns.html?program=612_breakfast Beautiful Brunswick Street] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217121705/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2008/03/beautiful-bruns.html?program=612_breakfast |date=17 February 2015 }} ''[[612 ABC Brisbane]]'' 31 March 2008</ref> With the upgrade completed, the station was renamed Fortitude Valley.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610021419/http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=60734 Station revamp gives Fortitude Valley new lease on life] Queensland Government 10 October 2008</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110522065242/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/10/10/1223145634259.html All aboard Brisbane's soundwave station] ''[[Brisbane Times]]'' 11 October 2008</ref>


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*[http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Fortitude%20Valley Fortitude Valley station] Queensland Rail
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106013943/http://www.qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/brunswick-street/ Fortitude Valley station] Queensland's Railways on the Internet
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106013943/http://www.qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/brunswick-street/ Fortitude Valley station] Queensland's Railways on the Internet


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Fortitude Valley
Chinatown 華麗區站 中國城
View from Platform 2 in October 2008
General information
LocationBrunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Coordinates27°27′22″S 153°02′01″E / 27.4560°S 153.0337°E / -27.4560; 153.0337
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byCity network
Line(s)North Coast
Distance1.33 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 islands)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600014 (platform 1)
600013 (platform 2)
600010 (platform 3)
600012 (platform 4)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1 November 1890
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBrunswick Street
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Fortitude Valley railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. Located beneath the Valley Metro complex, it serves the central Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley.

Pedestrian access to the station is via two thoroughfares near the corner of Brunswick and Wickham Streets and a pedestrian overpass connecting to McWhirters.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1890 as Brunswick Street with the completion of the railway from Brisbane Central.[1][2]

In July 2007, an upgrade on the station commenced but being a busy station, only two platforms were able to be upgraded at any one time.[3]

The upgrade was completed in October 2008 with escalators, elevators, new lighting, updated passenger information displays and upgraded flooring.[4] With the upgrade completed, the station was renamed Fortitude Valley.[5][6]

Services

Fortitude Valley station is served by all suburban and interurban City network lines.[7][8][9][10][11][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Services by platform

Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Airport City, Park Road & Varsity Lakes [17]
Doomben City, Roma Street & Park Road [17]
City & Cleveland Peak hours only[17]
Ferny Grove City & Beenleigh [17]
Shorncliffe City & Cleveland [17]
2 Airport Brisbane Airport Domestic [18]
Doomben Doomben [18]
Ferny Grove Ferny Grove [18]
Shorncliffe Northgate & Shorncliffe [18]
3 Caboolture City, Springfield Central, Ipswich & Rosewood [19]
Redcliffe Peninsula City, Springfield Central & Ipswich [19]
Sunshine Coast City, Springfield Central & Ipswich [19]
4 Caboolture Caboolture [20]
Redcliffe Peninsula Kippa-Ring [20]
Sunshine Coast Nambour & Gympie North [20]

References

  1. ^ Towards a unified rail system Queensland Rail
  2. ^ Fortitude Valley Centre for the Government of Queensland
  3. ^ Brunswick Street Station Upgrade Underway Queensland Government 5 June 2007
  4. ^ Beautiful Brunswick Street Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine 612 ABC Brisbane 31 March 2008
  5. ^ Station revamp gives Fortitude Valley new lease on life Queensland Government 10 October 2008
  6. ^ All aboard Brisbane's soundwave station Brisbane Times 11 October 2008
  7. ^ Gold Coast-Airport line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  8. ^ Beenleigh line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  9. ^ Cleveland line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  10. ^ Ipswich and Rosewood line timetable[permanent dead link‍] TransLink 20 January 2014
  11. ^ a b Springfield line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  12. ^ Caboolture line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  13. ^ Doomben line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  14. ^ Ferny Grove line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  15. ^ Shorncliffe line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  16. ^ Sunshine Coast line timetable[permanent dead link‍] TransLink 20 January 2014
  17. ^ a b c d e Fortitude Valley Platform 1 TransLink
  18. ^ a b c d Fortitude Valley Platform 2 TransLink
  19. ^ a b c Fortitude Valley Platform 3 TransLink
  20. ^ a b c Fortitude Valley Platform 4 TransLink
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