Level crossing list

[petey3801]

Here is a list of level crossings in the suburban area off the top of my head:

Ipswich Line
Sherwood
Wacol
Ebbw Vale

Rosewood Line
Wulkuraka (Pedestrian Gates only)
Karrabin
Between Karrabin and Walloon (or is it between Walloon and Thagoona...?)
One either side of Walloon plus Pedestrian Gates (Eastern end of Walloon has had the LX removed)
Thagoona
Rosewood

Beenleigh Line
Beaudesert Road, Salisbury
Coopers Plains
Sunnybank
Runcorn
Between Runcorn and Fruitgrove
Just after Fruitgrove
Kuraby
Between Trinder Park and Woodridge
Bethania
Between Edens Landing and Holmview
Holmview

Cleveland Line
Two between Coorparoo and Norman Park
Cannon Hill
Murrarie
Lindum
Wynnum North
Between Wynnum North and Wynnum
Wynnum Central
Lota (Pedestrian Gates only)

Ferny Grove Line
Le Geyt Street before Windsor (Pedestrian Gates only)
Windsor (Pedestrian Gates only)
Newmarket
Alderly
Mitchelton x4 (2 either side) + Pedestrian Gates on FYG end
Grovely
Keperra (Pedestrian Gates only)
Ferny Grove x2

Caboolture Line
Northgate
Sunshine
Geebung
Carseldine
Telegraph Rd (Between Carseldine and Bald Hills)
Strathpine
Lawnton
Narangba
Burpengary
Morayfield

Shorncliffe Line
Banyo
Nudgee (Pedestrian Gates only)
Deagon
Sandgate x2 (one either side)
Shorncliffe

Doomben
Hendra
Doomben


I don't know how many are north of Caboolture as I do not know that line, but that is a pretty comprehensive list for south of Caboolture (minus Staff/Traincrew access pathways at Beenleigh and Ipswich)

That gives a total amount of Level Crossings (south of Cab) as: 54x Level Crossings, 8x Stand Alone Pedestrian Gates.

If there are any I have forgotten, let me know and i'll add them to the list.


Edit: Fixed up formatting, crossings that have been removed are struck through

[Golliwog]

That's correct for the FG line. I've heard that as part of the FG-K upgrade, QR/TL are looking at working with BCC/TMR/MBRC to remove the Arbor St level crossing and replace it by connecting Archdale Rd through to Samford Rd behind the station. No official announcement as yet.

[barnesy]

have noticed morayfield crossing has updated to LED lights

[#Metro]

Stanley Street Level Crossing

Location: https://www.google.se/maps/@-27.4875861,153.0573152,563m/data=!3m1!1e3

I was looking at the bus network in the Eastern Suburbs of Brisbane, and realised that I this level crossing can be removed rather easily.

You could just close it. No overpass, no underpass. It would cost almost nothing.

Alternative access already exists via Temple St and Crown St.

Temple St is left turn out only, but I can't see why the road markings on Cavendish road couldn't be moved a little back, and a right turn out be permitted?

Quick win!

[#Metro]

Maps of Level Crossings: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zo2O13ByWclc.kXotbLfxlib4

(still a work in progress)

Interestingly, the Ipswich line would be the easiest to eliminate all level crossings on. It has just three level crossings.

[achiruel]

Stanley Street Level Crossing

Location: https://www.google.se/maps/@-27.4875861,153.0573152,563m/data=!3m1!1e3

I was looking at the bus network in the Eastern Suburbs of Brisbane, and realised that I this level crossing can be removed rather easily.

You could just close it. No overpass, no underpass. It would cost almost nothing.

Alternative access already exists via Temple St and Crown St.

Temple St is left turn out only, but I can't see why the road markings on Cavendish road couldn't be moved a little back, and a right turn out be permitted?

Quick win!

I expect when the Cavendish Rd level crossing is eliminated, that Temple St probably won't connect with Cavendish Rd any more, however there's an underpass at Crown St, Norman Park which I suspect residents will need to use instead. Also Route 210 uses that crossing so would need to be re-routed, and there would be also loss of pedestrian amenity to the area e.g. walking distance to Coorparoo Secondary College would increase for locals.

[aldonius]

I expect that a Cavendish Rd overpass would have a number of similarities to how Wardell St works (i.e. local access retained at the sides). In that instance you'd be able to bear left off Cav Rd and loop around parallel to the train tracks, under the overpass, and into Temple or Clarence streets (which would also retain their left-outs onto Cavendish Rd). Pedestrian LXes should be retained also, IMHO.

[achiruel]

What would people think about a bus-only LX? I'm guessing the bus would need some kind of transponder to open it, with the default being the down position, and obviously only opening when safe to do so. Or should the 210 simply be scrapped/rerouted?

[BrizCommuter]

Anyone read today's Brisbane Times article on boom gate collisions? Looks like the journalist isn't aware that Telegraph Rd was replaced by a bridge. 

[ozbob]

^

Telegraph Road LX was removed 2 years ago @brisbanetimes ! https://t.co/WtuNrwZ6Kh

— Robert Dow (@Robert_Dow) March 26, 2017

[tazzer9]

What would people think about a bus-only LX? I'm guessing the bus would need some kind of transponder to open it, with the default being the down position, and obviously only opening when safe to do so. Or should the 210 simply be scrapped/rerouted?

Still too many trains pass through.   After CRR gets built in 2043, cleveland line will get a serious increase in trains, especially freight.   

[BrizCommuter]

I see that Brisbane Times corrected their article, but still with a mistake (it was funded by BCC).

[achiruel]

Still too many trains pass through.   After CRR gets built in 2043, cleveland line will get a serious increase in trains, especially freight.

You're optimistic! 

Seriously though, why would CRR increase the amount of freights to the port? I would've thought construction of a 4th road from Buranda to Lindum Junction would be needed to increase it much more than it is now.

[dancingmongoose]

With the original CRR plans yes there would have been substantial benefits for freight but not so much with the current revised plan. The original CRR had the portal at Yeerongpilly which would have allowed freight to run even in morning peak but not possible with the portal at Dutton Park. There were also dedicated freight tracks along the Ekka line which aren't there in the current plan

[SurfRail]

The issue is that the freight demand has not materialised into anything like what was being expected.  Part of that is no doubt caused by limitations due to the rubbish state of the system, but a lot of it was exuberant economic forecasting which has gone by the wayside.  The really wretched parts of the network like the inner NCL (especially through the Sunny Coast) wouldn't have much impact as that freight isn't generally using Yeerongpilly to Dutton Park in a way that chews up peak capacity - it's more the freight which hasn't turned up from the south.

[tazzer9]

Still too many trains pass through.   After CRR gets built in 2043, cleveland line will get a serious increase in trains, especially freight.

You're optimistic! 

Seriously though, why would CRR increase the amount of freights to the port? I would've thought construction of a 4th road from Buranda to Lindum Junction would be needed to increase it much more than it is now.

Because right now there are too many passenger trains using the dual gauge and it stops freights getting easy access to the port.   
Under the original CRR where the tunnels went just past yerrongpilly, there would be no need for QR passenger trains to use the dual gauge between there and the dutton park junction. 
It also makes a difference between alot of NCL freights go direct from normanby to either the port, moolabin or Acacia ridge via the merivale bridge, which cuts the entire network in half for sometime.  Having less trains on the surface, means less delays,

[tazzer9]

The issue is that the freight demand has not materialised into anything like what was being expected.  Part of that is no doubt caused by limitations due to the rubbish state of the system, but a lot of it was exuberant economic forecasting which has gone by the wayside.  The really wretched parts of the network like the inner NCL (especially through the Sunny Coast) wouldn't have much impact as that freight isn't generally using Yeerongpilly to Dutton Park in a way that chews up peak capacity - it's more the freight which hasn't turned up from the south.

Rail freight needs to be looked at on the national level, not much point doing upgrades in qld, when the NSW NCL is still the 1930's nightmare and the maitland to sydney bit is congested to hell.

[Golliwog]

The issue is that the freight demand has not materialised into anything like what was being expected.  Part of that is no doubt caused by limitations due to the rubbish state of the system, but a lot of it was exuberant economic forecasting which has gone by the wayside.  The really wretched parts of the network like the inner NCL (especially through the Sunny Coast) wouldn't have much impact as that freight isn't generally using Yeerongpilly to Dutton Park in a way that chews up peak capacity - it's more the freight which hasn't turned up from the south.

At least not on rail. Plenty of trucks...