Toowong railway station

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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.[6][7]

Services by platform

Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood* [8]
Springfield Springfield Central [8]
2 Ipswich & Rosewood Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour [9]
Springfield Bowen Hills,Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour Caboolture & Nambour services operate Weekday afternoons only.
3 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood* evening peak only[10]
4 Ipswich & Rosewood Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour evening peak only[11]
Springfield Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour evening peak only[11]

*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56Script error: No such module "String".am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.[6]

References

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View of the Toowong Railway Station 1880

External links

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