Queensland Rail
Sunshine Coast rail link to get $1.15 billion budget boost
The extra funding, to be announced in Tuesday’s budget, will take the federal contribution to $2.75 billion – just a fraction of the $12 billion to complete the planned line.
- by Cameron Atfield
Latest
SEQ western suburbs rail hits the brakes despite population growth
There are no plans for new trains on a major rail line even after the number of passenger trips doubled in the past decade and jumped 39 per cent in the past 12 months.
- by Tony Moore
New Roma Street station takes shape
The Roma Street Cross River Rail site is looking more like a functioning train station than a construction site.
- by Cameron Atfield
Sunshine Coast rail link costed at $12 billion
The Queensland government shut down any hopes it would be completed in time for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
- by Cameron Atfield
‘How do I report a grub for dropping a banana peel on a seat?’
Queensland Rail received more than 800 complaints last year about etiquette on trains, including one passenger dropping a banana peel on a seat and others playing music, vaping or throwing cookie dough.
- by Cloe Read
Colourful commute coming for Cross River Rail riders
“I hope it lifts people’s day,” says one of 13 celebrated Indigenous artists whose work will brighten travel around Brisbane.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Qld Rail had one worker to check 1138 level crossings. Then someone died
The level crossing where a woman was killed when her car was hit by a train was a serious safety risk but had not been inspected for 19 years.
- by Tony Moore
Perspective
Trains
Fast, faster, farce? SEQ train spin goes off the rails
“Faster Rail” conjures images of new-age trains hurtling to and from the Gold Coast in a blur. The reality is that most of the time, cars will be going quicker on the M1.
- by Zach Hope
Transport Minister grilled over $2.4 billion train blowout
A stuff-up or a cover-up? That was the question that dominated Transport Minister Mark Bailey’s time in the budget estimate hot seat.
- by Cameron Atfield
The 5 worst spots where trains make drivers late for work
Commuters grind to a halt for 18 minutes out of every hour at south-east Queensland’s slowest level crossing.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Time running out for northside bottleneck: Council
Brisbane City Council has warned a major northside level crossing upgrade is in jeopardy as the clock ticks down on a federal audit of funded infrastructure projects.
- by Cameron Atfield