We're connecting our growing communities with more frequent and reliable train services between Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast.
South East Queensland (SEQ) has experienced significant growth over the last 2 decades. This growth is expected to continue with an extra 1.5 million people living in the region by 2036. To harness this growth and support our region's thriving communities we must keep evolving the rail network so that it plays a bigger role in moving people around SEQ.
To support our growing population and rail patronage demand between Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast, we need to double the number of Beenleigh and Gold Coast train services over the next 20 years.
The rail line between Kuraby and Beenleigh is a key capacity bottleneck on the network. Currently, trains between Kuraby and Beenleigh share a single track in each direction, limiting the number of peak services that can run. During peak periods, all-stop Beenleigh trains need to be held to one side to allow Gold Coast express trains to pass through.
The Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project will address this problem by doubling the number of tracks between Kuraby and Beenleigh to allow the free movement of both all-stops and express trains. The project will also upgrade stations to improve accessibility, remove 5 level crossings, improve park ‘n’ ride facilities and provide a new continuous active travel path connecting to stations along the 20km section of upgraded tracks.
Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail will deliver:
The Australian Government and Queensland Government are funding the project. Investment ID 2008163.
Funding figures updated December 2023 to reflect increased Australian Government and Queensland Government contributions.
In late 2023, we completed community engagement on the refined reference design for the project, as well as the detailed design for the Loganlea Station Relocation project.
The Contractor procurement process is progressing and in March 2024 we shortlisted parties to tender for the delivery of three packages of work:
Logan and Gold Coast Rail Package – will deliver the major rail works between Kuraby and Beenleigh including doubling the number tracks from two to four, station upgrades, three level crossing removals (at Woodridge, Holmview and Beenleigh), local road works and active transport connections.
Logan and Gold Coast Open Level Crossing Removals Package – will remove two level crossings at Beenleigh Road, Kuraby and Station Road, Bethania and replace with new road-over-rail bridges, improving safety and journey times for road and rail users.
Loganlea Station Relocation Project – will upgrade and relocate Loganlea station to better connect customers with nearby education, community and health services – particularly Logan Hospital.
We expect to award contracts in late 2024, subject to government approvals.
Construction timeframes will be confirmed once contractors have been appointed.
You might notice some field investigations being conducted at selected sites throughout the corridor. This information will help us understand more about the existing conditions and environment along the rail corridor.
If we need access to private property, we will contact the owners in advance to make suitable arrangements.
Property owners who have been informed they are directly impacted by this project may be eligible to apply for a strategic purchase of their property. A strategic purchase allows owners to voluntarily apply to sell their property to the department before the formal resumption process.
While there is no difference between the compensation assessment process of a strategic purchase and compulsory acquisition, a strategic purchase can provide property owners with more flexibility in the timing of the sale.
If you have been advised that your property is directly impacted by the project, you may be eligible to apply for a strategic purchase. Contact the project team to understand your eligibility and to apply.
We want to ensure that people interested in buying property in the area are also aware of the project. A Transport and Main Roads property search will show if there is a property requirement for the land. Potential owners can contact the project team with any questions.
We've been visiting local businesses along the project corridor to provide an update on the project and to gather information and feedback to inform future planning.
Local business owners are encouraged to register their details with us by contacting the project team on 1800 957 066 or by emailing LGC.Business@tmr.qld.gov.au.
The department is undertaking the rehabilitation and maintenance program for the Burdekin River Bridge to preserve the structural integrity of the bridge. The ongoing program will ensure a safe and durable crossing is maintained for the long-term use of vehicles, heavy transport operators, rail operations, bicycle riders and pedestrians.
The Barcaldine-Aramac Road is undergoing upgrades with an additional 5km being widened to improve travel conditions.
The Beams Road rail level crossing project will reduce congestion and address safety concerns. The current rail level crossing on Beams Road will be replaced with an overpass to separate road and rail.
Beenleigh train station is a key transfer location between all-stops and express services on the Beenleigh and Gold Coast train lines.
Bethania train station is being upgraded to improve accessibility, safety and customer experience.
Improvements to approximately 14km of the Brisbane Valley Highway will reduce the rate and severity of crashes and improve traffic efficiency.
Safety on the Bruce Highway at Inkerman will be improved through the installation of new northbound overtaking opportunity and upgrades to the Mount Inkerman Road intersection.
The department is delivering staged upgrades to manage increasing traffic demands on this section of the Bruce Highway. Stage 1 includes extended north-facing ramps from Dohles Rocks Road to Anzac Avenue.
The $1.162 billion Section D: Woondum to Curra project is a new 26km, 4-lane divided highway between the existing Bruce Highway interchange at Woondum, south of Gympie and Curra.
The department is progressing a project to upgrade the intersection of the Bruce Highway and Munro Street at Babinda.
Construction has started at the Knobels Road and Nebia Coningsby Road intersection to improve safety and enhance visibility.
This project will provide Intelligent Transport System infrastructure at various locations along the Bruce Highway between Pine River and Cairns.
Bruce Highway works, between Townsville and Ingham, are underway to improve safety and upgrade a rest area.
Bruce Highway upgrades between Leichhardt Creek and Cassowary Creek (about 42km north of Townsville).
The Bruce Highway - Pine River to Caloundra Road Smart Motorways (Stage 2) project will deliver additional Smart Motorways technology along a 60km section of the Bruce Highway between the Pine River and Caloundra Road.
Construction is underway to implement safety improvements for Caboolture – Beachmere Road (locally known as Beachmere Road) and enhance overall driving conditions.
The Cairns Bruce Highway Upgrade master plan was released in 2010. It was the result of a planning study that investigated long term, multi-modal transport planning options to address the impacts of urban growth, congestion and traffic accidents.
The Department is reinvesting project savings to deliver a new off-road cycleway next to the Bruce Highway, consistent with the Cairns Bruce Highway Upgrade Masterplan. The project will deliver a safe off-road facility for bicycle riders of all abilities, including school children and the active transport community. The new cycleway also delivers a direct and continuous route with limited intersections to encourage bicycle riders to use the off-road facility.
The Cape York Region Package Stage 2 is a program of works to deliver infrastructure upgrades on the Cape York Peninsula between 2019-2020 and 2023-2024.
The Capricorn Highway is a key freight route and supports a wide range of industries including agriculture, resources and mining. It plays an important role in connecting Rockhampton with central and western communities in Queensland.
The Carnarvon Highway (Injune - Rolleston), Dawson River bridge upgrade project will improve safety and network efficiencies by realigning the approaches and widening the existing structure.
Works will involve pavement widening and sealing of various sections of the Carnarvon Highway between 85.16km and 87.44km east of St George.
The department is improving the flood immunity and resilience of the Castlereagh Highway near Dirranbandi.
The Centenary Bridge Upgrade in Jindalee will increase capacity and improve safety on the Centenary Bridge by building a new 3-lane northbound bridge and rehabilitating the existing bridges to 3 lanes southbound including upgrades to active transport facilities.
The department is undertaking a $110 million package of works to upgrade Cleveland-Redland Bay Road.
The Stage 1 section of the Coomera Connector between Coomera and Nerang has been identified as the priority section to be built first.
Coomera Connector (Stage 1) is around 16km and will be delivered in 3 construction packages. Stage 1 North, which is currently under construction, is the 4km section from Shipper Drive to Helensvale Road.
The department is committed to restoring and repairing the damaged section of the Cunningham Highway at Cunninghams Gap. This 2km stretch, leading up to the Allan Cunningham monument, suffered significant road damage during the bushfires in 2019.
Construction and design works are underway for upgrades at various locations as part of a program of works to improve the D'Aguilar Highway between Yarraman and Kingaroy.
Works involve widening to 8m and sealing a 4.7km section of the Diamantina Developmental Road (Quilpie – Windorah).
Safety upgrades will be carried out at various locations along Douglas – Garbutt Road.
The Eastern Transitway will provide bus customers in Brisbane's east with a safer and more efficient public transport network. The project will deliver targeted bus priority measures to improve safety, reliability, and capacity along Old Cleveland Road from Coorparoo to Carindale.
Edens Landing station is being upgraded to improve accessibility, safety and customer experience.
Construction is underway for safety improvements on Eumundi—Noosa Road for all road users, including bike riders.
The department is improving the flood immunity and resilience of the state-controlled road network at 27 priority sites.
Traffic flow and safety are being improved on Gatton-Helidon Road.
This project will improve safety at various locations along Glass House Mountains Road (locally known as Steve Irwin Way) between Glass House Mountains and Beerwah.
Gold Coast Light Rail is a world class public transport system for residents and visitors to the Gold Coast.
Gold Coast-Springbrook sustained a significant number of landslips, rock falls and tree falls over a 10-kilometre section during extreme rainfall and flooding events from 22 February to 20 May 2022.
A new bridge at Wyaga Creek crossing on the Gore Highway will improve flood immunity, safety and efficiency on one of Queensland's most important transport links.
This project has trialled sustainable pavement systems and products to rehabilitate deteriorating sections of the Gore Highway.
The package of Gregory Developmental Road upgrades is delivering a stronger and wider surface, improving travelling conditions for motorists and upgraded a major culvert to improve flood resilience.
The Gulf Developmental Road is the principal freight and tourism route connecting Carpentaria Shire via the Kennedy Highway, with the Bruce Highway coastal link. The road is sealed, however there are 19 sections spread over 47kms that are only single lane.
The department is replacing a section of noise barriers on the western side of Gympie Arterial Road, north of Strathpine Road in Bald Hills.
Holmview train station is being upgraded to improve accessibility, safety and customer experience.
The department will improve safety on a 40km stretch of the Isis Highway from Airport Drive to the Bruce Highway.
Design and construction to rehabilitate and widen priority sections of Kin Kin Road (locally known as Pomona Kin Kin Road) is underway. This will improve safety, reduce maintenance costs and improve ride quality on Kin Kin Road.
We've completed extensive investigations on our operational management of Kin Kin Road in response to community concerns around heavy vehicle traffic.
Kingston train station is being upgraded to improve accessibility, safety and customer experience for the community.
Kuraby station is being upgraded to improve accessibility, safety and customer experience for the community.
Design is underway for a bikeway on Olsen Avenue between the Gold Coast Highway and Napper Road.
The department is working on multiple locations along Lamington National Park Road which require pavement rehabilitation and permanent reconstruction work following record rainfall across south east Queensland since December 2020.
We are relocating Loganlea train station and the park 'n' ride closer to Logan Hospital.
An improved link has been delivered from the south to the northern suburbs reducing traffic through Mackay.
Construction has started on widening and sealing 2 sections of Maleny-Kenilworth Road in the Conondale and Cambroon areas to provide a sealed lane and shoulder in each direction.
Construction is underway for safety improvements to the intersections of Bradman Avenue/Diura Street and Bradman Avenue/Denna Street, Maroochydore.
The department is progressively upgrading and sealing the gravel sections of Monto - Mount Perry Road to improve road user safety and comfort, and reduce future maintenance requirements.
This project is focused on improving safety along various sections of this 36km road where there is a high crash history.
Safety upgrades will be carried out at various locations along North Ward Road.
The department is delivering targeted bus priority from Kedron to Chermside, improving the safety and capacity of this important link in Brisbane's northern public transport network.
A rail facility is being constructed on a 66ha site in the Gold Coast region.
The Pacific Motorway (M1) between Watland Street and Sports Drive is being upgraded as part of a rolling program of upgrades between the Gateway and Logan Motorways.
The M1 between Burleigh and Palm Beach (Package B) is being upgraded as part of the Varsity Lakes to Tugun (VL2T) upgrade. Package B will include significant environmental features through this section of the upgrade.
The Pacific Motorway (M1) is being upgraded between Palm Beach and Tugun (Package C) as part of the Varsity Lakes to Tugun (VL2T) upgrade.
The $1.5 billion Pacific Motorway Varsity Lakes to Tugun (VL2T) project is being delivered to upgrade 10km of the M1 and is being constructing in packages to ensure faster delivery and best value for money.
Work is being undertaken on the Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade, to improve 8kms of the Pacific Motorway (M1) between the Gateway Motorway and Watland Street.
As part of a rolling program of Pacific Motorway (M1) upgrades, detailed design for the Rochedale bus station and park 'n' ride is now complete.
The Exit 49 interchange upgrade will deliver significant improvements in safety and traffic flow efficiency by keeping traffic moving through the improved interchange and thereby reducing queuing.
We own and maintain over 430 pieces of marine infrastructure valued at about $153 million. These include assets such as state boat harbours, boat ramps, jetties, pontoons, floating walkways, channels, and breakwaters/rock groynes.
The department will improve all weather access, travel reliability and safety along the Richmond – Winton Road by widening and strengthening this section of the road.
The Rockhampton Ring Road is a long-term, visionary project for the Bruce Highway. It will unlock future economic growth and deliver significant benefits including improved flood resilience, freight efficiencies and road safety, and reduced travel times.
Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road is a regional road linking the Capricorn Coast, including tourist locations, such as Great Keppel Island to Rockhampton and beyond.
Construction is underway for a project to improve safety along a 1.5-km section of Samford Road, between Lomandra Access Road picnic area and Camp Mountain Road, and at the Camp Mountain Road intersection.
Reconstruction works are underway across the South East Region, including the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim, to repair storm damaged roads.
We are working in partnership with Queensland Rail to develop a number of new purpose-built, modern train stabling facilities across the rail network critical to accommodate new trains delivered by the New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) project.
Repairs are underway across southern Queensland after extensive and severe damage to the state-controlled road network was caused by multiple heavy rainfall and flooding events in 2022.
Construction is underway for safety improvements on Strathpine-Samford Road between Eatons Hill and Samford Valley.
The department values the protection of native fauna and supports koala protection treatments and initiatives to help mitigate koala-vehicle collisions.
A new facility is being constructed in the Maryborough region, to manufacture the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program fleet.
Work is underway on flood immunity and intersection upgrades along sections of Torbanlea – Pialba Road between Beelbi Creek and Takura.
The Townsville Connection Road is being upgraded to dual lanes between University Road and Bowen Road Bridge. The project includes upgrades at 3 intersections: Gartrell Drive, Mervyn Crossman Drive/Fairfield Waters Drive and Kokoda Street.
Trinder Park train station is being relocated further north to be more centrally located between the Kuraby and Woodridge train stations. The relocation will improve safety and network efficiency due to its new straightened section of the track.
The Varsity Lakes station park 'n' ride upgrade is delivering close to 350 parking spaces.
The Veloway 1 is a dedicated cycleway running between Lower River Terrace, South Brisbane and Underwood. The 20km cycleway provides a safe and efficient route for bike riders.
The Walkerston Bypass will deliver a new 2-lane rural highway to connect Peak Downs Highway west of Walkerston to the Mackay Ring Road near Paget.
Woodridge station is being upgraded to improve accessibility, safety and customer experience.
Construction is underway to replace the roundabout with a signalised intersection.
We are constructing a new recreational boat launching facility at Yorkeys Knob.
Last updated: 23 April 2024
