Woodridge railway station explained

Woodridge
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Station Road, Logan Central
Coordinates:-27.6381°N 153.1038°W
Distance:26.79 kilometres from Central
Line:Beenleigh
Structure:Ground
Platform:1 island
Tracks:2
Parking:167 bays
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1885
Electrified:Yes
Code:600226 (platform 1)
600227 (platform 2)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 2
Status:Staffed
Former:15 Mile Siding
Web:[{{Translink stop|woodridge-station}} Translink]

Woodridge railway station is located on the Beenleigh line in Queensland, Australia. Despite the name, it serves the suburb of Logan Central, Logan City. Neighbouring station Trinder Park serves the suburb of Woodridge, Logan City.

History

Woodridge station opened in 1885, providing an outlet for sawn timber. Graham's timber siding was opened in 1913, and in the next year another sawmiller subdivided land on the west side of the line and marketed it as the Woodridge estate. Though the Railways Department called it 15 Mile Siding. The siding was named Woodridge in January 1917,[1] when the platform was made accessible to the public.[2] [3] As part of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project, the station will receive level crossing removals.[4]

Services

Woodridge station is served by all stops Beenleigh line services from Beenleigh to Bowen Hills and Ferny Grove.

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1Beenleigh[5]
2[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodridge Queensland Places . 2024-01-17 . queenslandplaces.com.au.
  2. Web site: Woodridge . . 19 February 2015.
  3. http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/woodridge Woodridge
  4. Web site: Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (Department of Transport and Main Roads) . 2024-02-17 . sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net . en.
  5. Woodridge Platform 1
  6. Woodridge Platform 2