Mitchelton railway station
Mitchelton | |||||||||||
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 Mitchelton station in August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | McConaghy Street, Mitchelton | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°24′42″S 152°58′33″E / 27.41167°S 152.97583°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | Ferny Grove | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.94 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 369, 390, 396, 397, 398 | ||||||||||
| Bus operators | Transport for Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 303 bays | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600381 (platform 1) 600382 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 March 1918[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2022-23 | 237,657 | ||||||||||
| Rank | 25 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Mitchelton is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Ferny Grove line. It opened in 1918 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Mitchelton. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces.
History
The station opened in March 1918 due to public demand.[2][1][3]
Services
Mitchelton station is served by all stops Ferny Grove line services from Ferny Grove to Roma Street, Boggo Road (formerly Park Road), Coopers Plains and Beenleigh.[4]
Platforms and services
| Mitchelton platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | Ferny Grove | Roma Street (to Beenleigh line) | |
| 2 | Ferny Grove | Ferny Grove | |
Transport links
Transport for Brisbane operate four bus routes from Mitchelton station:
- 369: to Toombul via Stafford[5]
- 396: to Arana Hills[6]
- 397: to Ferny Grove station via Everton Hills[7]
- 398: to Ferny Grove station via Arana Hills[8]
In addition to the above, Transport for Brisbane buses also call at the nearby Brookside bus station.
References
- 1 2 "Queensland Railways: Opening of Line to Mitchelton". The Telegraph (Brisbane) (2nd ed.). Queensland, Australia. 27 February 1918. p. 8. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Enoggera Railway". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 13 February 1918. p. 9. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Queensland Places – Mitchelton". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ferny Grove Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "Route 369 timetable". Translink.
- ↑ "Route 396 timetable". Translink.
- ↑ "Route 397 timetable". Translink.
- ↑ "Route 398 timetable". Translink.
External links
Media related to Mitchelton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Mitchelton station Queensland Rail
- Mitchelton station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Mitchelton station Translink travel information