Springfield railway station, Ipswich
Springfield | |||||||||||
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 Station front in December 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Nev Smith Drive, Springfield | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°39′36″S 152°55′19″E / 27.66000°S 152.92194°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Springfield | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Below ground | ||||||||||
| Depth | 3 metres | ||||||||||
| Parking | 200 bays | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 100 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600088 (platform 1) 600087 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 December 2013 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Springfield railway station is located on the Springfield line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburbs of Springfield and Springfield Lakes via footbridge access. It is the second-last station on the Springfield Line in the outbound direction.
History[edit]
Springfield station opened on 2 December 2013 when the Springfield line was extended from Richlands to Springfield Central.[1][2][3]
Services[edit]
Springfield is served by trains operating to and from Springfield Central. Most city-bound services run to Kippa-Ring, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills.[4] Mid-afternoon services on weekdays run to Caboolture, with one morning and afternoon peak service to Nambour.[4] Three trains on Sunday morning also travel to these destinations; two to Caboolture and one to Nambour.[4] On Monday to Thursday afternoons, there is one Doomben train.[4] Springfield is three minutes from Springfield Central and 38 minutes from Central.[4]
Services by platform[edit]
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Express | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | Springfield Central | All outbound services[5] | |
| 2 | Springfield | Kippa-Ring | Bowen Hills to Northgate, stopping at Eagle Junction[6] | Most off-peak services and some on-peak services[4][7] |
| Bowen Hills | Weekday morning peak services (plus one afternoon service on Fridays) only[4][7] | |||
| Caboolture and Nambour | Weekdays: Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[8] | Afternoon services (plus one morning peak service to Nambour)[4][7] | ||
| Weekends: Northgate to Petrie[8] | Three Sunday morning services[4][7] | |||
| Doomben | One afternoon service on Monday to Thursday only[4][7] |
References[edit]
- ^ Springfield rail line opening December 2013 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine TransLink
- ^ Kieran Banks (2 December 2013). "Fast track to growth: Springfield train line is opened". The Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Richlands-Springfield Central railway opens" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 34-39
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Springfield station, platform 1, Springfield (Ipswich City) timetable | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Springfield station, platform 2, Springfield (Ipswich City) timetable | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Springfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Springfield station Queensland Rail
- Springfield station Translink travel information
