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. The station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane.[1]

Fortitude Valley Chinatown 華麗區站 中國城
View from Platform 2 in October 2008
General information
Location	Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Coordinates	27.4560°S 153.0337°E / -27.4560; 153.0337
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	City network
Line(s)	North Coast
Distance	1.33 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 islands)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	600014 (platform 1) 600013 (platform 2) 600010 (platform 3) 600012 (platform 4)
Fare zone	go card 1
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	1 November 1890
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Brunswick Street
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Central Continues as the Gold Coast line towards Varsity Lakes Airport Line Bowen Hills towards Domestic Terminal Bowen Hills Continues as the Ferny Grove line towards Ferny Grove Beenleigh Line Central towards Beenleigh Central Continues as the Ipswich & Rosewood line towards Ipswich or Rosewood Caboolture Line Bowen Hills towards Caboolture Bowen Hills Continues as the Shorncliffe line towards Shorncliffe Cleveland Line Central towards Cleveland Central towards Roma Street Doomben Line Bowen Hills towards Doomben Central Exhibition Line Bi-directional loop Exhibition Central Continues as the Beenleigh line towards Beenleigh Ferny Grove Line Bowen Hills towards Ferny Grove Bowen Hills Continues as the Airport line towards Domestic Terminal Gold Coast Line Central towards Varsity Lakes Bowen Hills Continues as the Caboolture or Sunshine Coast line towards Caboolture or Nambour Ipswich & Rosewood Line Central towards Ipswich or Rosewood Central Continues as the Springfield line towards Springfield Central Redcliffe Peninsula Line Bowen Hills towards Kippa-Ring Central Continues as the Cleveland line towards Cleveland Shorncliffe Line Bowen Hills towards Shorncliffe Bowen Hills Continues as the Redcliffe Peninsula line towards Kippa-Ring Springfield Line Central towards Springfield Central Central towards Roma Street Sunshine Coast Line Bowen Hills towards Nambour or Gympie North

Pedestrian access to the station is via two thoroughfares near the corner of Brunswick and Wickham Streets and a pedestrian overpass connecting to McWhirters. There is also a lesser known entrance through the car park at the Northern side of the station, both out to Alfred Street in the West and Alden Street in the east, the latter through a secluded elevator in the eastern side of the car parking complex.

On the Path to the overpass to McWhirters, exists two escalators that lead down to Wickham Street, however due to political issues these escalators are non-functional and are normally closed off with a metal door.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1890 as Brunswick Street with the completion of the railway from Brisbane Central.[2][3]

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.[4]

The upgrade was completed in October 2008 with escalators, elevators, new lighting, updated passenger information displays and upgraded flooring.[5] With the upgrade completed, the station was renamed Fortitude Valley.[6][7]

An upgrade of the Valley Metro Shopping centre (building that exists around the station) commenced in 2017 and has the potential to upgrade the entrances to the station.

Services

Fortitude Valley station is served by all suburban and interurban City network lines.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Also see Inner City timetable[18]

Services by platform

References

External links

• Media related to Fortitude Valley railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Fortitude Valley station Queensland Rail
• Fortitude Valley station Queensland's Railways on the Internet