Shorncliffe line status
Live closures & works · the bayside line
From GoThere Brisbane, the free live journey planner for South East Queensland.
The Shorncliffe line does the quiet work — Northgate to the bayside, ending where the mangroves meet Moreton Bay — and it spends more weekends than most replaced by buses. Here's the live status, the closure pattern, and the way to the bayside when the trains pause.
Is the Shorncliffe line running today?
live⚠️ Heads up, there's a disruption
- Reduced train timetables
TransLink attributes it to industrial action.
Separately, 2 planned track closures are scheduled on lines right across the network. Those are announced ahead, usually run late at night or at weekends with buses replacing trains, and are not a sign anything has gone wrong today.
The line at a glance
It branches from the main northside corridor at Northgate and runs to the bay through Boondall (the Entertainment Centre's station) and Sandgate. When it's closed, buses bridge the gap — the why behind the weekend pattern is in the trackwork guide.
Bayside without the train
Closure weekends still get you to the water: the journey planner strings the replacement buses together live, and heading home late the Sandgate last-train guide has the line's final services. How often this line actually gets disrupted versus the rest sits on our reliability tracker.
Shorncliffe line questions
Is the Shorncliffe line running this weekend?+
The live panel above shows every current Shorncliffe line alert — weekend track closures are announced days ahead and appear automatically, usually as 'Weekend track closures — Shorncliffe line' with the affected dates.
Why does the Shorncliffe line close so often?+
It's been a regular in the trackwork calendar — maintenance and works tied to the wider network upgrade program. Closures are planned, announced in advance, and covered by rail replacement buses along the corridor.
How do I get to Sandgate when the trains are down?+
Rail buses replace trains between the closed stations — allow extra time. The journey planner routes you live, including the replacement services, rather than quoting the normal timetable.
What's the last train home on the Shorncliffe line?+
It changes by night — our last train home guide for Sandgate shows the line's late services, and the last service home tool gives tonight's live answer from wherever you are.
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