Loganlea station

[ozbob]

Had a quick look around Loganlea today.  This station has ramps, no lifts.  The station is a 'sculpture in concrete' but has a few nice art murals.

QR suggest that wheelchairs may need assistance [ http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Documents/queensland-rail-station-access-guide_0811.pdf]

(this guide is dated at August 2011, time is marching on ..)





























Photographs R Dow 14th March 2014

[ozbob]

Interesting location for a go card reader, on the foot bridge at the top ...

[SurfRail]

^ The signage there is a direct result of the CRG from memory.

Loganlea would be very easy to upgrade properly.

[dancingmongoose]

Late last year I was at the station and couldn't even locate platform number signs. Can anyone confirm if they exist or not?

[ozbob]

Couriermail Quest --> $18m Loganlea station upgrade shelved as state haggles over plans to move entire station

An entire Logan train station could be relocated after an $18 million upgrade to add wheelchair access at the busy hub was temporarily shelved.

AN $18 million upgrade to a busy southside train station has been temporarily shelved while the state government decides whether to move the entire station.

The state government said it would not spend the money on building wheelchair access at Loganlea train station and instead was planning to move the station 350m east to align with the front door of the Logan Hospital.

The state wrote to the Morrison government last month to ask it to fund the project following discussions on Inland Rail.

The state said the move was needed as Loganlea station was on a bend making it difficult to increase the line's capacity or upgrade for faster services.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey said there was no point paying for the upgrade if the station was going to be moved.

He said the move would improve access for commuters and pave the way to upgrade the passenger line between Kuraby and Beenleigh.

"The federal government says it wants faster rail for the southeast and the relocation of Loganlea station is an important step," he said.

"We know council is supportive of this proposal, and I'm hopeful the federal government will agree to fund it."

Rail Back on Track spokesman Robert Dow said the state government needed to stump up the money and commit to the upgrade.

"There's no reason the upgrade and the move can't be done simultaneously and independently of the Kuraby to Beenleigh line upgrade," he said.

State Opposition Transport spokesman Steve Minnikin said it was another state government "rail fail".

"It has completely disappeared from the budget and now the whole project may be redundant because of Cross River Rail," Mr Minnikin said.

"Labor is taking Logan for granted by promising this project before an election and then scrapping it after."

The $18 million was promised before the 2017 election to fit out the Loganlea train station with lifts and wheelchair access.

It was then allocated in the 2018-19 budget but disappeared from this year's Budget Capital Statement tabled in June.

Two months ago, the State Government and Waterford MP Shannon Fentiman said the $18 million Loganlea train station upgrade was on track, despite the Opposition declaring it a broken election promise.

Ms Fentiman said as soon as funding was agreed on, planning for the station's relocation would start.

[ozbob]

Rail Express --> Community feedback sought for Loganlea Station relocation

Commuters in the region of Logan, south east of Brisbane, are being asked to give input on the relocation of Loganlea Station.

The new station will be located closer to health and education precincts while also allowing for capacity increases on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines to meet future demand.

The new station will enable better public transport access to Logan Hospital, Loganlea TAFE, and Loganlea State High School. Connections to bus services and active transport links are also part of the upgrade.

The station will be redesigned and carparking at the station is also part of the improvements.

The proposed location of the new station is to the east of Loganlea Road, south of Armstrong Road. This would place the station adjacent to Loganlea State high School and opposite TAFE Loganlea.

Federal Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure Alan Tudge said the new station is part of wider plans to improve rail connects through South East Queensland.

"The road and rail transport corridor between Brisbane and the Gold Coast is one of Australia's busiest inter-city commuter corridors," he said.

"This project will lead to longer-term planning improvements on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh rail lines and it's so important we get feedback from local people so we can deliver them the best result."

Queensland Minister for Transport Mark Bailey said the success of the project depended on community input.

"Relocating the station east will improve that all-important access to the hospital, TAFE and high school, and in the long term set up future upgrades on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh rail lines," he said.

"But it's vital we work with the families and workers who use it every day to get it right."

While face-to-face consultations are not being held, feedback is being sought through phone calls and online surveys.

Loganlea Station relocation and park 'n' ride expansion --> https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/Loganlea-Station-relocation

[ozbob]

Loganlea Station relocation and park 'n' ride expansion

https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/Loganlea-Station-relocation

" To inform project planning, consultation was conducted in September and October 2020. The local knowledge gathered has helped us identify a range of community priorities to inform design of the relocated station and Park 'n' Ride.

The insights are outlined in a summary available here: https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/Loganlea-Station-relocation "

Consultation Summary for Loganlea Station (PDF, 1.9 MB)

[timh]

The summary is super vague, and mentions nothing about 3rd/4th platforms/tracks (which was the bulk of my feedback personally)

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[kram0]

It frustrates me how long projects (especially rail) take to complete here in Queensland.

By the time people are using this new station, it would of taken 4 years (assuming late 2023 opening) to complete from idea, through to project delivery.

Meanwhile in Sydney, another section of metro have been completed....f#&ken ridiculous. 

[verbatim9]

Feedback is now open for aspects of the new Loganlea station and park n ride for up to 400 vehicles

Good news, Loganlea station will also have two island platforms

https://www.yoursay-projects.tmr.qld.gov.au/loganlea-station-relocation

[ozbob]

[ozbob]

Detrained at Loganlea on the way to Logan Village.



















Photographs R Dow 23rd September 2022