Toowong railway station explained

Toowong
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Sherwood Road, Toowong
Coordinates:-27.476°N 152.9969°W
Distance:4.48 kilometres from Central
Line:Main
Structure:Underground
Platform:4 (2 island)
Opened:14 June 1875
Rebuilt:1960
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:600287 (platform 1)
600288 (platform 2)
600289 (platform 3)
600290 (platform 4)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 1
Status:Staffed
Web:Queensland Rail

Toowong railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Toowong. It is the closest station to the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland.

History

Toowong station opened on 14 June 1875.[1] [2] The station was submerged during the 1893 floods.[3]

The station was rebuilt in 1960 as part of the quadruplication of the line.[4] In the 1980s, the air rights were sold and redeveloped as the Toowong Village shopping centre.[5]

Services

Toowong is served by City network services operating from Nambour, Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Bowen Hills to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.

Services by platform

PlatformLinesDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodIpswich & Rosewood*[6]
style=background:#1e90ffSpringfieldSpringfield Central
2style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodBowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour[7]
style=background:#1e90ffSpringfieldBowen Hills,Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & NambourCaboolture & Nambour services operate Weekday afternoons only.
3style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodIpswich & Rosewood*evening peak only[8]
4style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodBowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambourevening peak only[9]
style=background:#1e90ffSpringfieldBowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambourevening peak only
*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Meadows, Jane. Brisbane's Western Suburbs: our heritage in focus. 1994. State Library of Queensland Foundation. 0-7242-6077-3. 91 .
  2. http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/toowong Toowong
  3. News: Toowong.. 7 February 1893. The Telegraph. 6,336. Queensland, Australia. 2. National Library of Australia. 7 February 2017.
  4. 13 July 2015.
  5. "Queensland" Railway Digest April 1985 page 119
  6. Toowong Platform 1
  7. Toowong Platform 2
  8. Toowong Platform 3
  9. Toowong Platform 4