Central railway station, Brisbane
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Brisbane Central is the central railway station for the CityTrain rail network of Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
The first station building at Central was a wood and corrugated iron structure opened on 18 August 1889 as part of a line running from Central to Roma Street station. On 1 November 1890 the tunnel to Brunswick Street station was opened and trains could run from Central to northern destinations. In 1901 an elegant new station was constructed at Central with arches of corrugated iron over the platforms and a portico on Ann St. Both of these features were sacrificed to progress: the Sheraton Hotel was built over the station and Ann St was widened.
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In 1904 Central had the only electro-pneumatic system in Australia for changing points and signals.
In the early 1990s, a new rail tunnel was constructed between Roma St station and Brunswick St station and two more platforms added to Central to service the two new lines.
Central is located at the northern end of Brisbane's Central Business District, on Ann Street, directly opposite Anzac Square. As well as the main pedestrian access at the corner of Ann and Edward Streets, pedestrian subways run from the station to Anzac Square and under the adjacent Sheraton Hotel.
The Central Station complex houses a newsagent, several cafes, and a Queensland Rail travel centre.
The station has six platforms. It is located in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.
| Airport, Caboolture, Doomben, Ferny Grove, Shorncliffe lines | ||||
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| Central | → | Brunswick Street | → | Bowen Hills |
| Beenleigh/Gold Coast, Cleveland lines | ||||
| Central | → | Roma Street | → | South Brisbane |
| Ipswich/Rosewood line | ||||
| Central | → | Roma Street | → | Milton |
| Exhibition line | ||||
| Clockwise: Roma Street | ↔ | Central | ↔ | Anticlockwise: Brunswick Street |
| CityTrain network | ||||