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Signalling fault causes Brisbane rail delays of up to 40 minutes
A signalling fault at Eagle Junction disrupted Brisbane trains on the morning of October 19.
Queensland Rail found the problem shortly after 6.30am, and it blocked two of the station’s four tracks.
Delays of up to 40 minutes affected northern lines, including services to the airport, Caboolture, Doomben, Redcliffe Peninsula, Shorncliffe and the Sunshine Coast.
Trains travelling both north and south through the station were affected.
Engineers fixed the fault just before 8am, but trains had to clear a backlog.
By 10am, delays of up to 30 minutes remained on affected routes.
Queensland Rail expected no impact on the afternoon peak.
A signalling fault at Eagle Junction caused Brisbane rail delays of up to 40 minutes on October 19, 2026.
The fault blocked half of the station’s available lines, forcing trains to use two of its four tracks.
Northern lines were affected, including Airport, Caboolture, Doomben, Redcliffe Peninsula, Shorncliffe and Sunshine Coast services.
Engineers fixed the fault shortly before 8am, but delays continued as the network backlog cleared.
Queensland Rail expected no impact on afternoon peak travel.
- Who
- Rail commuters travelling through Eagle Junction and on affected northern lines.
- What
- A signalling fault blocked half of Eagle Junction’s available lines and caused delays of up to 40 minutes.
- When
- October 19, 2026; Queensland Rail discovered the issue shortly after 6.30am, and engineers fixed it just before 8am.
- Where
- Eagle Junction, Brisbane, affecting trains travelling north and south.
- Why
- A signalling issue blocked half of the station’s available lines.
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Queensland Rail discovered a signalling issue at Eagle Junction.
Translink warned that all northern lines except Ferny Grove were experiencing delays.
Engineers fixed the issue after trains had been funnelled through two of the station’s four tracks for more than an hour.
Queensland Rail said affected routes still faced delays of up to 30 minutes as the backlog cleared.
- Maximum initial delays
- Up to 40 minutes
- Location
- Eagle Junction
- Tracks in use during disruption
- Two of the station’s four tracks
- Fault discovered
- Shortly after 6.30am on October 19, 2026
- Fault fixed
- Just before 8am