Richlands railway station

Richlands
Richlands in 2018.
General information
LocationProgress Road, Richlands
Coordinates27°35′47″S 152°56′48″E / 27.596442°S 152.946558°E / -27.596442; 152.946558
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Springfield
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking650 bays
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600325 (Platform 1)
600326 (Platform 2)
Fare zonego card 2
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened17 January 2011
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Darra
towards Bowen Hills
 Springfield Line Springfield
towards Springfield Central

Richlands railway station is located on the Springfield line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Richlands.

History

Richlands opened on 17 January 2011 as the terminus of what was then the Richlands Line. The line has since been extended to Springfield Central.

The station multi-storey car park has 650 car parking spaces for vehicles.[1]

Construction and opening

Construction started on the station on 1 July 2008.[2] The planning included about 650 car parks, a bus interchange, bicycle lockers and a drop-off area.[3]

The station was due to open on 23 January 2011 with no services due to scheduled maintenance works on the Ipswich line,[2] but due to the Queensland floods the opening was brought forward to 17 January 2011 in order to assist with the recovery efforts.[4] On 2 December 2013, the line was extended to Springfield Central.[5][6]

Services

Richlands 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.[7] Mid-afternoon services on weekdays run to Caboolture, with one morning and afternoon peak service to Nambour.[7] Three trains on Sunday morning also travel to these destinations; two to Caboolture and one to Nambour.[7] On Monday to Thursday afternoons, there is one Doomben train (this time slot is replaced by a Bowen Hills train on Fridays).[7] Richlands is nine minutes from Springfield Central and 32 minutes from Central.[7]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Express Notes
1 Springfield Springfield Central All outbound services[8]
2 Springfield Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate, stopping at Eagle Junction[9] Most off-peak services and some on-peak services[7][10]
Bowen Hills Weekday morning peak services (plus one afternoon service on Fridays) only[7][10]
Caboolture and Nambour Weekdays: Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[11] Afternoon services (plus one morning peak service to Nambour)[7][10]
Weekends: Northgate to Petrie[11] Three Sunday morning services[7][10]
Doomben One afternoon service on Monday to Thursday only[7][10]

Transport for Brisbane operate two bus routes from Richlands station:

References

  1. ^ Tony Moore (11 October 2012). "Bikeway axed for Centenary Motorway widening". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Hurst, Daniel (6 January 2011). "The train station with no trains". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ^ "$800 million project offers transport choices" (Press release). Queensland Government. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  4. ^ "New train station to open early". Brisbane Times. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  5. ^ Kieran Banks (2 December 2013). "Fast track to growth: Springfield train line is opened". The Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Richlands-Springfield Central railway opens" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 34-39
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Platform 1 timetable". Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Platform 2 timetable". Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Route 101 timetable". Translink.
  13. ^ "Route 460 timetable". Translink.