The Queensland Government has called for feedback on the latest designs for the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project.
The new designs for the Kuraby, Trinder Park, Woodridge and Kingston train station precincts are open for consultation, having been further developed by the LGC Rail Alliance following initial design work this year and incorporated feedback from prior community and stakeholder consultation.
The Kuraby station precinct updated design includes a new footbridge, lift and stairs to improve station access and provide better connections across the rail corridor to local destinations in the community.
Trinder Park station will be relocated to the edge of Acacia Forest Park and the park ‘n’ ride moved to Candish Street, minimising environmental impacts and improving connections to the station from both sides of the rail corridor.
The Trinder Park level crossing, between Railway Parade and Station Road, Woodridge will be removed, and a new road-over-rail bridge will be constructed linking to Acacia Road, together with walking and cycling connections.
The Woodridge station precinct design elevates the station, providing street-level public access under the rail corridor, significantly improving safety and local connectivity. New lifts and stairs will be provided to the station, as well as a consolidated park ‘n’ ride on Railway Parade.
The Kingston station precinct design provides a solution which will better integrate the station with the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct and avoids the need to reconstruct Kingston Road bridge.
The release of these designs comes as further site investigations are undertaken for the project between Kuraby and Beenleigh to inform detailed design and construction planning activities.
The outcomes of this public engagement for Kuraby, Trinder Park, Woodridge and Kingston stations will be shared with the community next year.
Updated designs for other stations and precincts along the southern part of the 20km project corridor will be progressively released with engagement sessions set to occur early next year.
The $5.75 billion project is jointly funded by the Federal and Queensland Governments and includes the doubling of tracks along the 20km corridor between Kuraby and Beenleigh – increasing the rail network capacity, improving reliability of services and reducing journey times.
Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Brent Mickelberg, said that the State Government was getting on with delivering this vital project to unlock capacity and address growing travel demand between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
“Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail is a significant project in supporting the South East Queensland region’s growth and readiness for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Mickelberg said.
“It will improve rail capacity on the network, result in safer and less congested roads with the removal of five level crossings, and provide modern accessible station precincts for commuters, as well as improved walking and cycling connections.
“It is great to be delivering another milestone for this project, and I encourage locals to be part of this generational infrastructure project by providing feedback as part of this consultation period.”
