New project milestone reached on $5.75bn Logan & Gold Coast Faster Rail

A new key milestone has been reached on the $5.75 billion Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project with consultation now underway for the new designs of Kuraby, Trinder Park, Woodridge and Kingston train station precincts. 

The designs were refined by the LGC Rail Alliance following initial design work this year. The new designs now incorporate feedback from prior community and stakeholder consultation. 

Updated designs for Kuraby Station include a new footbridge, lift and stairs to improve access and provide better connections across the rail corridor to local destinations in the community. 

For Trinder Park Station, updates to its design include relocating the station at the edge of Acacia Forest Park and the park ‘n’ ride moved to Candish Street to minimise environmental impacts and improve connections to the station from both sides of the rail corridor. 

In addition, the Trinder Park level crossing between Railway Parade and Station Road in Woodridge will be removed and a new road-over-rail bridge will be built linking to Acacia Road, with walking and cycling connections. 

Design updates for Woodridge Station precinct involve elevating the station to provide street-level public access under the rail corridor, significantly improving safety and local connectivity. In addition, new lifts and stairs to the station will be provided as well as a consolidated park ‘n’ ride on Railway Parade. 

Meanwhile, the Kingston Station precinct design provides a solution that will better integrate the station with the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct while avoiding the need to rebuild Kingston Road bridge. 

“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. 

“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,” Minister for Transport and Main Roads Brent Mickelberg said. 

The release of updated station designs comes as further site investigations are carried out for the project between Kuraby and Beenleigh to inform detailed design and construction planning activities. 

Outcomes of this current public engagement will be shared with the community next year. 

Updated designs for other stations and precincts along the southern section of the 20-kilometre project corridor will be progressively released with engagement sessions to be held early next year. 

The Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments. 

This transport infrastructure project will double the tracks between Kuraby and Beenleigh to increase the rail network capacity, improve reliability of train services, and reduce journey times. 

Source: Queensland Government – Media Statements; Queensland Government – Department of Transport and Main Roads (1, 2)