Rocklea railway station

Rocklea is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Beenleigh line. It opened in 1885 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Rocklea. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces and one side platform.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queensland Tennis Centre and Archerfield Airport.

Queensland Tennis Centre

Recreation area

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Queensland Tennis Centre, known during its development as the Tennyson Tennis Centre, is a tennis venue in Tennyson, Brisbane, Australia. It is an A$82 million tennis facility opened on 2 January 2009 at the site of the demolished Tennyson Power Station. Queensland Tennis Centre is situated 2 km north of Rocklea railway station.

Archerfield Airport

Aerodrome

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Archerfield Airport is a leased federal airport located in Archerfield, 11–12 km to the south of the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. For some time, it was the primary airport in Brisbane, but it is now the secondary airport. Archerfield Airport is situated 3 km south of Rocklea railway station.

Moorooka State School

School

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Moorooka State School is a heritage-listed state school at Sherley Street, Moorooka, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The buildings were designed by Department of Public Works and Frederick George Kirkegard with the first buildings being constructed from 1928 to 1929. Moorooka State School is situated 1¼ km northeast of Rocklea railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rocklea and Moorooka.

Rocklea

Suburb

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Rocklea is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Rocklea had a population of 1,672 people. Low-lying parts of the suburb are flood prone.