Directional Running of Trains Qld

[ozbob]

From http://www.qrig.org/safeworking/directional-running-of-trains-in-qld

qrig.org

Directional Running of Trains in QLD
Main lines

Main Line: UP to Toowoomba, DOWN to Roma Street.

Southern Line: UP to Wallangarra, DOWN to Toowoomba.

South Western Line: UP to Dirranbandi, DOWN to Warwick.

Western Line: UP to Cunnamulla, DOWN to Toowoomba.

Great Western Line: UP to Quilpie, DOWN to Westgate.

North Coast Line: UP to Roma Street, DOWN to Cairns.

Central Western Line: UP to Winton, DOWN to Rocklands

Moura line: UP to Gladstone, DOWN to Moura

Goonyella line: UP to North Goonyella, DOWN to Hay Point

Great Northern Railway:
Branch lines

Ebenezer branch: UP to Ebenezer, DOWN to Yarrowlea

Millmerran branch: UP to Millmerran, DOWN to Wyreema

Jandowae branch:

Glenmorgan branch:

Wandoan branch:

Kingaroy branch:

Monto branch:

Boundary Hill branch:

Biloela branch:

Callide branch:

Goovigen branch:

Theodore branch:

Brisbane Suburban Area:

Gold Coast Line (Beenleigh Line): UP to Robina, DOWN to Roma Street.

Cleveland Branch: UP to Cleveland (and Fisherman Islands), DOWN to Park Road.

Yeerongpilly-Corinda Branch: UP to Corinda, DOWN to Yeerongpilly.

Acacia Ridge Branch: UP to Acacia Ridge, DOWN towards (Salisbury Junction).

Main Line: UP to Rosewood, DOWN to Roma Street.

Box Flat branch: UP to Box Flat/Swanbank, DOWN to Bundamba

North Coast Line: DOWN to Caboolture, UP to Roma Street.

Exhibition Loop: UP to Roma Street, DOWN to Mayne Junction.

Ferny Grove Branch: DOWN to Ferny Grove, UP to Bowen Hills.

Pinkenba Branch: DOWN to Pinkenba, UP to Eagle Junction.

Airport Branch: DOWN to Domestic, UP to Airport Junction.

Shorncliffe Branch: DOWN to Shorncliffe, UP to Northgate.

[ozbob]

We can add:

Richlands Branch  UP to Richlands (Ellen Grove, Springfield Lakes and Springfield) DOWN to Darra

Kippa-Ring Branch DOWN to Kippa-Ring UP to Petrie

[ozbob]

Originally posted by somebody

Mains: Milton-Sherwood, Fortitude Valley-Northgate platforms #3 & #4.  Roma St #8 & #9, Central #5 & #6

Suburbans: Milton-Sherwood, Fortitude Valley-Northgate platforms #1 & #2, Roma St 4-7, Central 1-4.

[Gazza]

  Sod it, I think I'll just say inbound and outbound lol!

[somebody]

Sod it, I think I'll just say inbound and outbound lol!

That's what I do.

[ozbob]

Network map available that shows UP direction --> here!

[ButFli]

So can we please put to bed the myth that UP/DOWN is always towards/away from Ipswich (or Roma St)?

[colinw]

So can we please put to bed the myth that UP/DOWN is always towards/away from Ipswich (or Roma St)?

I've gotten sick of countering that one!

In general, the UP direction in QLD is best remembered as "Cairns to Cunnamulla", with rare exceptions like the Kingaroy branch.

Thus Roma St toward anywhere south & west (Cleveland, Gold Coast, Toowoomba) is UP.  Roma St toward anywhere north (Ferny Grove, Shonncliffe, Cairns, Doomben, etc.) is DOWN.

The location where through trains mostly commonly switch UP/DOWN designations in Brisbane is the Dutton Park to Buranda leg of the junction at Park Rd (and dual gauge flyover), where any train going to the Port of Brisbane from Acacia Ridge or out west switches from being a DOWN train at Dutton Park to an UP train at Buranda.

cheers,
Colin

[v6hilux]

One assumes UP and DOWN are relevant to the Station order they are placed on the left side of the Train Control Graph from top to bottom. So if Roma street is at the top, then all stations bellow that are DOWN from Roma Street on that Graph. Where Roma Street is on the bottom of a different Graph, the other stations on same Graph are in the UP direction from Roma Street. Correct me if I am wrong.

Things get confusing on the coal system too. UP trains normally travel on the DOWN track when compared to pre bi-directional double line working.