Ormeau railway station
Ormeau | |||||||||||
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View of station entrance (top)
Footbridge as seen from platform 2 (bottom) | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Mirambeena Drive, Pimpama | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°47′57″S 153°16′56″E / 27.7992°S 153.2823°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 52.72 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 237 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600241 (platform 1) 600242 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 4 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 February 1996 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ormeau railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. Despite the name, it serves the Gold Coast suburb of Pimpama.
History
Ormeau station opened on 25 February 1996 when the Gold Coast line opened from Beenleigh to Helensvale.[1] It was the only station on the Gold Coast line with side platforms until when Pimpama opened.
Services
Ormeau is served by Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Domestic Airport.[2]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Coast | Varsity Lakes | [3] |
| 2 | Gold Coast | Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic | [4] |
Transport links
Kinetic Gold Coast operate four bus routes from Ormeau station:
- 720: to Coomera station via Pimpama Sports Hub[5]
- 728: to Beenleigh station via Yatala[6]
- 729: to Beenleigh station via Ormeau Hills[7]
References
- ^ "Gold Coast Line Opens" Railway Digest April 1996 page 17
- ^ "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Ormeau Platform 1 Translink
- ^ Ormeau Platform 2 Translink
- ^ "Route 720 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 728 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 729 timetable". Translink.
External links
- Media related to Ormeau railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ormeau station Queensland Rail
- Oremeau station Queensland's Railways on the Internet