Tennyson substation

Tennyson substation is an electrical substation in Brisbane, Queensland which is located on Softstone Street. Tennyson substation is situated nearby to the recreation area Queensland Tennis Centre, as well as near the stadium Pat Rafter Arena.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queensland Tennis Centre and Yeronga railway station.

Queensland Tennis Centre

Recreation area

Photo: tripletrouble, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Yeronga railway station

Railway station

Photo: TravellerQLD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yeronga is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Beenleigh line. It opened in 1885 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Yeronga railway station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Tennyson substation.

Yeronga Memorial Park

Park

Photo: Commander Keane, Public domain.

Yeronga Memorial Park is a heritage-listed park at Ipswich Road, Yeronga, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The park has an area of 224,600 square metres and is one of the oldest in Brisbane, having been established in 1882, and has been a World War I memorial since 1917. Yeronga Memorial Park is situated 2 km northeast of Tennyson substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moorooka and Rocklea.

Moorooka

Suburb

Moorooka is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Moorooka had a population of 10,783 people.

Rocklea

Suburb

Photo: Commander Keane, Public domain.

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. Rocklea is situated 2½ km south of Tennyson substation.

Sherwood

Suburb

Photo: Shiftchange, Public domain.

Sherwood is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Sherwood had a population of 6,082 people. Sherwood is situated 2½ km west of Tennyson substation.

Tennyson substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: 17 Softstone Street, Tennyson, Brisbane, 4105
Category: industry
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-27.52624° or 27° 31′ 35″ south

Longitude

153.00777° or 153° 0′ 28″ east

Operator

Powerlink Queensland

Open location code

5R4MF2F5+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 30471365

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pat Rafter Arena and minitenis.

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