Auchenflower railway station
Auchenflower | ||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 4 in August 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Auchenflower Terrace, Auchenflower | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°28′34″S 152°59′49″E / 27.4760°S 152.9969°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | T1 Ipswich/Rosewood T2 Springfield Central | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3.46 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 side, 1 island) | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600283 (platform 1) 600284 (platform 2) 600285 (platform 3) 600286 (platform 4) | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1887 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Auchenflower is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Ipswich/Rosewood and Springfield lines. It opened in 1887 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Auchenflower. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces and two side platforms.
History
Auchenflower station opened in 1887.[1] The station was rebuilt in 1960 as part of the quadruplication of the line.[2]
In the early 2020s the station was upgraded to provide elevators, wheelchair accessible raised platforms (in the centre) and a new overpass.[3] The original overpass was removed following the opening of the new footbrige.[3]
Services
Auchenlower is served by Citytrain network services operating from Nambour, Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Bowen Hills to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.[4][5]
Platforms and services
| Auchenflower platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | T1 Ipswich/Rosewood | Ipswich or Rosewood | |
| T2 Springfield Central | Springfield Central | ||
| 2 | T1 Ipswich/Rosewood | Roma Street (to Caboolture and Nambour/Gympie North lines) | |
| T2 Springfield Central | Roma Street (to Kippa-Ring line) | ||
| 3 | T1 Ipswich/Rosewood | Ipswich or Rosewood | |
| 4 | T1 Ipswich/Rosewood | Roma Street (to Caboolture and Nambour/Gympie North lines) | |
| T2 Springfield Central | Roma Street (to Kippa-Ring line) | ||
References
- ↑ John Pearne. "Queensland Places – Auchenflower". University of Queensland.
- ↑ "Graceville Railway Station (entry 602717)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- 1 2 Simon Clark, Visual observations from traveling to the station between 2020 and 2026
- ↑ "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Auchenflower railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Auchenflower station Queensland Rail
- Auchenflower station Queensland's Railways on the Internet