Springfield railway station, Ipswich

Not to be confused with Springfield Central railway station.

Springfield
Station front in December 2013
General information
LocationNev Smith Drive, Springfield
Coordinates27°39′36″S 152°55′19″E / 27.66000°S 152.92194°E / -27.66000; 152.92194
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Springfield
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Depth3 metres
Parking200 bays
Bicycle facilities100
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code600088 (platform 1)
600087 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 3
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened2 December 2013
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Richlands
towards Bowen Hills
 Springfield Line Springfield Central
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 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine TransLink
  2. ^ 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 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Richlands-Springfield Central railway opens" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 34-39
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e 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. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.