Carseldine railway station explained

Carseldine
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Balcara Avenue, Carseldine
Coordinates:-27.3473°N 153.0289°W
Distance:16.64 kilometres from Central
Line:North Coast
Structure:Ground
Platform:3 (1 side, 1 island)
Parking:210 bays
Opened:[1]
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:600449 (platform 1)
600450 (platform 2)
600451 (platform 3)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 2
Status:Staffed part time
Web:Queensland Rail

Carseldine railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Carseldine and Fitzgibbon

History

In September 1985, the Queensland Government provided funding to build Carseldine station in the state budget.[2] The station was opened by the Minister for Transport Don Lane in June 1986. Lifts were installed in 1999.[3] On 28 August 2000, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Northgate to Bald Hills.[4] [5]

Services

Carseldine is served by all Citytrain network services from Kippa-Ring to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central.

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1Redcliffe PeninsulaRoma Street & Springfield Central[6]
Ipswich1 weekday afternoon service only
2style=background:#1e90ffRedcliffe PeninsulaEvening peak only[7]
3style=background:#1e90ffRedcliffe Peninsula[8]

Transport links

Transport for Brisbane operates one bus route to and from Carseldine station:

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: LOWE M. 1986-06-26. [none]. The Courier-Mail.
  2. "Queensland" Railway Digest November 1985 page 345
  3. News: 1999-04-28. SANDGATE IN FOCUS. 8. Northside Chronicle (Brisbane, Australia). 2020-09-15.
  4. "Queensland Update" Railway Digest January 2000 page 13
  5. "Northgate - Bald Hills Third Track Opens" Railway Digest October 2000 page 11
  6. Web site: [{{Translink stop|600449/timetable}} Carseldine Platform 1]. TransLink.
  7. Web site: [{{Translink stop|600450/timetable}} Carseldine Platform 2]. TransLink.
  8. Web site: [{{Translink stop|600451/timetable}} Carseldine Platform 3]. TransLink.