Networks

QR Network operates an open-access railway providing Queensland with rail and communications connections that link major metropolitan areas to remote regions, rich mining provinces to export markets and freight suppliers to customer markets.

Serving the passenger market in South East Queensland is the priority for seven separate rail lines that radiate across the region from the Brisbane CBD. 

The South East Queensland network spans 689 kilometres of track, stretching from Robina on the Gold Coast in the South to Nambour on the Sunshine Coast in the North, and from Moreton Bay in the East inland to Rosewood in the west.

Our network includes seven separate lines that transport passengers, freight and coal traffic throughout the major metropolitan area surrounding Brisbane.

Our South East Queensland business delivers a fit for purpose rail network to the Queensland Government for use by passenger, freight and coal rail operators. In addition to access revenue, the South East Queensland network is supported through both the Transport Service Contract (Rail Infrastructure) and Transport Service Contract (Non-Rail, Non-Operational Corridor Land).

Markets

The vast majority of traffic on the South East Queensland rail network serves the passenger community.  This market is serving record growth with more than 1,000 people moving to the state of Queensland each week. Providing our four million residents with reliable and efficient transport across the region is a priority for our business.  In addition, our network is used to transport freight and coal and is used by Heritage Operators across the region.

Working with the Queensland Government, we are participating in a number of important studies to determine how to best expand and develop the rail network to meet the tremendous growth anticipated in this market over the next 20 years.

Access

The Access and regulation section provides an access seeker interested in operating passenger services the necessary information in order to develop an accurate access request. 

System Maps and Line Diagrams

System Maps and Line Diagrams can be viewed either on system pages, or on the Downloads page.

  • Caboolture

    Caboolture

    The Caboolture line runs north from Brisbane for 51.78 kilometres to Caboolture, with a connection that runs for a further 54.064 kilometres to Nambour, the northernmost extent of the South East Queensland network.

  • Ferny Grove

    Ferny Grove

    The Ferny Grove line runs north from Brisbane for 17.35 kilometres to Ferny Grove.

  • Shorncliffe

    Shorncliffe

    The Shorncliffe line runs northeast from Brisbane to Shorncliffe for 23.45 kilometres.

  • Doomben/Pinkaba

    Doomben/Pinkaba

    The Doomben line runs east from Brisbane on the north side of the river for 12.8 kilometres to Doomben.

  • Ipswich/Rosewood

    Ipswich/Rosewood

    The Ipswich/Rosewood line runs west from Brisbane for 56.46 kilometres to Rosewood with a connection from Ipswich, the westernmost extent of the South East Queensland network.

  • Cleveland

    Cleveland

    The Cleveland line runs east from Brisbane on the south side of the river for 35.90 kilometres to Cleveland, the gateway to Moreton Bay.

  • Beenleigh/Gold Coast

    Beenleigh/Gold Coast

    The Beenleigh/Gold Coast line runs south from Brisbane for 85.65 kilometres to Robina, the entrance to the Gold Coast.

Key contacts

The Access and regulation section provides an access seeker interested in operating passenger services the necessary information in order to develop an accurate access request. 

If you would like more information or would like to submit an access request please call our passenger representative Garry Godsell on +61 7 3235 5252 or submit an online inquiry form.

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Did you know?

On 1 September 2008, QR Network Pty Ltd became a stand alone subsidiary company of QR Ltd.

Rail is a much safer form of transport than road (road has approximately 40 times the amount of transport fatalities than rail).

The Australian rail industry is open to competition and in Queensland, rail operators can apply to use QR Network’s 10,000km of narrow gauge, standard gauge and dual gauge track.

Road produces approximately 4.5 times more CO2 equivalent (green house gas emissions) than rail.

Queensland’s vast rail network is owned by QR and supported by state of the art infrastructure and systems. The rail network is valued at some $AUD6 billion.

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