Newmarket railway station, Brisbane

Newmarket
Newmarket station in August 2012
General information
Location	Abuklea Street, Newmarket Australia
Coordinates	27°25′58″S 153°00′38″E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
Line(s)	Ferny Grove
Distance	6.52 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Assisted
Other information
Status	Staffed part time
Station code	600373 (platform 1) 600374 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 1
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Rebuilt	2017-2018
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Wilston towards Roma Street Ferny Grove Line Alderley towards Ferny Grove

Newmarket railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Newmarket.

History

With the opening of The Enoggera Line in 1899. The stock saleyards which were moved to Newmarket from Normanby ca.1880.^[1] The station was originally used as a rail yard mainly used for transporting cattle from the sales yard between Wilston Road and Enoggera Road. The remains of the rail yard where the stock used to be loaded can be seen from platform 1 today.

Cattle yards in Newmarket

Services

Newmarket station is served by all stops Ferny Grove line services from Ferny Grove to Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.^[2]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Ferny Grove	Roma Street, Park Road, Coopers Plains & Beenleigh	[3]
2	Ferny Grove	Ferny Grove	[4]

References

1. Queensland, c=AU; o=The State of. "Queensland place names search | Place names". www.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
2. "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
3. Newmarket Platform 1 Translink
4. Newmarket Platform 2 Translink

External links

• Media related to Newmarket railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Newmarket station Queensland Rail
• Newmarket station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
• Newmarket station Translink travel information