Springfield railway station, Ipswich

Springfield
Station front in December 2013
Location Nev Smith Drive, Springfield
Coordinates 27°39′36″S 152°55′19″E / 27.66000°S 152.92194°E / -27.66000; 152.92194Coordinates: 27°39′36″S 152°55′19″E / 27.66000°S 152.92194°E / -27.66000; 152.92194
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Springfield
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Below ground
Depth 3 metres
Parking 200 bays
Bicycle facilities 100
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code 600088 (platform 1)
600087 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 3
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened 2 December 2013
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Bowen Hills
Springfield Line
Terminus

Springfield railway station is located on the Springfield line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburbs of Springfield and Springfield Lakes via footbridge access. It is the second-last station on the Springfield Line in the outbound direction.

History

Springfield station opened on 2 December 2013 when the Springfield line was extended from Richlands to Springfield Central.[1][2][3]

Services

Springfield is served by trains operating to and from Springfield Central. Most city-bound services run to Kippa-Ring, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills.[4] Mid-afternoon services on weekdays run to Caboolture, with one morning and afternoon peak service to Nambour.[4] Three trains on Sunday morning also travel to these destinations; two to Caboolture and one to Nambour.[4] On Monday to Thursday afternoons, there is one Doomben train.[4] Springfield is three minutes from Springfield Central and 38 minutes from Central.[4]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Express Notes
1 Springfield Springfield Central All outbound services[5]
2 Springfield Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate, stopping at Eagle Junction[6] Most off-peak services and some on-peak services[4][7]
Bowen Hills Weekday morning peak services (plus one afternoon service on Fridays) only[4][7]
Caboolture and Nambour Weekdays: Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[8] Afternoon services (plus one morning peak service to Nambour)[4][7]
Weekends: Northgate to Petrie[8] Three Sunday morning services[4][7]
Doomben One afternoon service on Monday to Thursday only[4][7]

References

  1. ↑ Springfield rail line opening December 2013 TransLink
  2. ↑ Kieran Banks (2 December 2013). "Fast track to growth: Springfield train line is opened". The Queensland Times.
  3. ↑ "Richlands-Springfield Central railway opens" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 34-39
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Springfield Line Timetable (Effective 23 January 2017)" (PDF).
  5. ↑ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Springfield station, platform 1, Springfield (Ipswich City) timetable | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  6. ↑ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line (Effective 23 January 2017)" (PDF).
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Springfield station, platform 2, Springfield (Ipswich City) timetable | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  8. 1 2 "Sunshine Coast Line Timetable (Effective 23 January 2017)" (PDF).
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