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Queensland Ministry for Transport awarded two of three major contracts for Logan and Gold Coast Faster rail project.
The Martinus Degnan joint venture has won the contract to deliver the Loganlea station relocation project, jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments. This will see a brand-new Loganlea station built at a new location directly opposite Logan Hospital and close to Loganlea TAFE and Loganlea State High School. The AUD 173.76 million (USD 116.6 million) Loganlea Station Relocation project will better connect customers with nearby health, education and community services.
The upgraded station has been designed to cater for more passengers and will include improved access to the station with ramps, stairs and lifts. There will also be new pedestrian and active transport connections to local facilities and across the rail line, and a secure storage cage for bicycle and scooter parking. The Queensland Government is continuing to investigate options to improve connections to Loganlea station, including access to the station by bus, retaining some parking spaces from the existing park ‘n’ ride, and working with Logan City Council to identify other land opportunities for development.
Construction on the new Loganlea station is expected to start later this year, and open to services by mid-2027. The current Loganlea station will remain open until the new station is completed.
The second contract was awarded to Bielby Hull joint venture for the design and construction work to deliver the Open Level Crossing Removal at Beenleigh Road, Kuraby. This is the first of five level crossings that will be removed between Kuraby and Beenleigh as part of the wider Logan and Gold Coast Faster rail project. The Queensland Government will work with Bielby Hull over the next three to six months to further develop the design solution at Bethania, given the complexities at this location, including known flooding issues, ensuring local access and connections are maintained, and minimising impacts to important local community facilities. The updated designs for the open level crossing removals are expected in early 2025 and construction is expected to begin in 2026.
The AUD 5.75 billion (USD 3.9 billion) project, jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments, is crucial to increasing train services and catering for a booming population on the Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines. Under the project, the 20 km Kuraby – Beenleigh section will be quadrupled, and the stations along the section will be upgraded and rebuilt, while five level crossings will be removed. Accessibility at the stations will be enhanced and park ‘n’ ride facilities will be improved.
“Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail is vital to increasing train services between Beenleigh and the Gold Coast. Without it, the network will struggle to cater for a fast-growing population and the capacity to move spectators during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Queensland Transport Minister, Bart Mellish, said.
Kuraby – Beenleigh rail section is a key capacity bottleneck on the Queensland rail network as the trains share a single track in each direction. During peak periods, all-stop Beenleigh trains need to be held to one side to allow Gold Coast express trains to pass through.
The Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project will address this problem by doubling the number of tracks between Kuraby and Beenleigh to allow the free movement of both all-stops and express trains. The global project comprises of nine main projects. |
