Richlands railway station
Richlands | |||||||||||
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 View of Richlands station in March 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Progress Road, Richlands | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°35′47″S 152°56′48″E / 27.596442°S 152.946558°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T2 Springfield Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 650 bays | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600325 (Platform 1) 600326 (Platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 January 2011 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Richlands is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Springfield line. It opened in 2011 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Richlands. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces.
History
Construction started on the station on 1 July 2008.[1] The planning included about 650 car parks, a bus interchange, bicycle lockers and a drop-off area.[2]
The station was due to open on 23 January 2011 with no services due to scheduled maintenance works on the Ipswich line,[1] but due to the Queensland floods the opening was brought forward to 17 January 2011 in order to assist with the recovery efforts.[3] On 2 December 2013, the line was extended to Springfield Central.[4][5]
The station multi-storey car park has 650 car parking spaces for vehicles.[6]
Platforms and services
| Richlands platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | T2 Springfield Central | Springfield Central | |
| 2 | T2 Springfield Central | Roma Street (to Kippa-Ring line) | |
Transport links
Transport for Brisbane operate two bus routes from Richlands station:
- 101: Oxley station to Forest Lake via Inala[7]
- 460: City to Heathwood via Forest Lake Shops[8]
References
- 1 2 Hurst, Daniel (6 January 2011). "The train station with no trains". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "$800 million project offers transport choices" (Press release). Queensland Government. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ↑ "New train station to open early". Brisbane Times. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ↑ 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 28 May 2023.
- ↑ "Richlands-Springfield Central railway opens" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 34-39
- ↑ Tony Moore (11 October 2012). "Bikeway axed for Centenary Motorway widening". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Route 101 timetable". Translink.
- ↑ "Route 460 timetable". Translink.
External links
Media related to Richlands railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Richlands station Queensland Rail
- Richlands station Translink travel information