Wacol railway station

Wacol
Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012
Location Wilruna Street, Wacol
Coordinates 27°35′19″S 152°55′29″E / 27.5887°S 152.9246°E / -27.5887; 152.9246Coordinates: 27°35′19″S 152°55′29″E / 27.5887°S 152.9246°E / -27.5887; 152.9246
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Main
Distance 19.97 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 262 bays
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code 600327 (platform 1)
600328 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 2
Website Queensland Rail
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Bowen Hills
 Ipswich & Rosewood Line
toward Rosewood

Wacol railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Wacol. It is the last station on the Ipswich line located within Brisbane.

History

The Wolston railway station was opened on 8 October 1874, taking its name from nearby Wolston House. However, the name caused confusion with the Wilston railway station, so it was renamed on 8 July 1927 to Wacol railway station. Wacol is a coined word from weigh coal, as the principal purpose of the station was coal handling.[1][2]

In 1998, the timber station building was replaced.[3] In 2011, bright murals depicting domestic wildlife, forests and farmlands were painted on the walls of platforms buildings. The animal theme was chosen because the RSPCA Animal Care Campus moved to Wacol in December 2011.[4]

Services

Wacol is served by City network services typically operating from Caboolture and Central to Ipswich and Rosewood.[5]

Services by platform

Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood Limited direct services to Rosewood, most services require a change of trains at Ipswich[6]
2 Ipswich & Rosewood Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour Morning Peak services run express from Darra to Milton, stopping only at Indooroopilly[7]
Kippa Ring Afternoon/Evening Peak Only[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Wacol - railway station in City of Brisbane (entry 36108)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "GENERAL NEWS. Wolston's New Name". The Brisbane Courier (21, 676). Queensland, Australia. 18 July 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Brisbane Citytrain Shortlines" Railway Digest May 1998 page 15
  4. ↑ Owen, Chris (21 November 2011). "Murals transform Wacol Station". The Satellite. APN News & Media. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Ipswich & Rosewood line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  6. ↑ Wacol Platform 1 TransLink
  7. 1 2 Wacol Platform 2 TransLink
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