Deep down,Cross River Rail commuters will stay connected

Deep down,Cross River Rail commuters will stay connected

The tunnelling is complete and the tracks laid. Now work is well under way to ensure commuters under Brisbane’s city streets never lose contact with the outside world.

  • byCameron Atfield

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New Gabba transport hub may be off-limits to developers until after 2032

New Gabba transport hub may be off-limits to developers until after 2032

The concourse above Woolloongabba’s new railway station may remain an open space until after the Olympics to cater to crowds.

  • byTony Moore
New York,Melbourne’s Fed Square inspire Brisbane arena model for cutting train noise

New York,Melbourne’s Fed Square inspire Brisbane arena model for cutting train noise

Melbourne’s Federation Square is built on a concrete deck with 4000 steel springs sitting above the rail network. That may be how the $2.5 billion Brisbane Live Arena venue is built over Roma Street.

  • byTony Moore
Bailey defends $960 million Cross River Rail cost blowout,delays

Bailey defends $960 million Cross River Rail cost blowout,delays

“Every mega-project has had a few challenges. Anybody who promises to be on time,on budget with a complicated project given the events in the past three years is an absolute bullshit artist,” Bailey said.

  • byTony Moore
Across the CBD in 77 seconds:Brisbane fast-tracks underground network

Across the CBD in 77 seconds:Brisbane fast-tracks underground network

Cross River Rail will have the capacity to shuttle commuters between two new underground CBD stations in just 77 seconds,and ferry them to the Gabba in two minutes.

  • byTony Moore
Revealed:Brisbane’s new city crossroads formed by underground rail

Revealed:Brisbane’s new city crossroads formed by underground rail

The first new rail station in the heart of Brisbane for 120 years will sprout a 40-storey tower and create a new centre for the central business district.

  • byTony Moore
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Powderfinger guitarists rock the rails in exclusive underground gig

Powderfinger guitarists rock the rails in exclusive underground gig

Cross River Rail workers were treated to a one-off performance when Darren Middleton and Ian Haug took the chance to check out its acoustics.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
First look:Next step towards Brisbane’s underground rail ready to go

First look:Next step towards Brisbane’s underground rail ready to go

Along with a glimpse at the stabling yards,early details of new retail hubs around stations have been revealed.

  • byTony Moore
Number of people taking Brisbane trains falls below Cross River plan

Number of people taking Brisbane trains falls below Cross River plan

Queensland’s Auditor-General has warned a projected rail patronage increase underpinning the $5.4b project has so far failed to appear.

  • byMatt Dennien
New bus station to transform Gabba into transport hub
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New bus station to transform Gabba into transport hub

A council source has revealed the likely site of the Gabba precinct’s new Metro bus station,which will streamline transport links between Cross River Rail and the future Olympic stadium.

  • byTony Moore
Now is not the time to talk about the Elizabeth Line
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Now is not the time to talk about the Elizabeth Line

Save for a few outliers,the Queen’s death has been an apolitical affair in Australia. Queensland’s LNP has ended that.

  • byCameron Atfield