Taringa railway station

For the closed station in South Australia, see Taringa railway station, South Australia.

Taringa
Westbound view from Platform 2 in April 2014
General information
LocationPike Avenue, Taringa
Coordinates27°29′35″S 152°58′54″E / 27.4931°S 152.9817°E / -27.4931; 152.9817
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Main
Distance5.96 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600291 (platform 1)
600292 (platform 2)
600293 (platform 3)
600294 (platform 4)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened14 June 1875
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Toowong
towards Bowen Hills
 Ipswich & Rosewood Line Indooroopilly
towards Ipswich or Rosewood
Springfield Line Indooroopilly
towards Springfield Central

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

History

Taringa station opened on 14 June 1875 as West Milton.[1] The station was rebuilt in the 1950s as part of the quadruplication of the line.[2]

Services

Taringa is served by Citytrain network services operating from Nambour, Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Bowen Hills to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.[3][4]

Services by Platform

Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood* [5]
Springfield Springfield Central [5]
2 Ipswich & Rosewood Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour [6]
Springfield Bowen Hills, Doomben, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour Caboolture & Nambour services operate Weekday afternoons only.
1 Doomben service operate Mon-Thur afternoon only[6]
3 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood* evening peak only[7]
4 Ipswich & Rosewood Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour evening peak only[8]
Springfield Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour evening peak only[8]

*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56 am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.[3]

References

  1. ^ Taringa Centre for the Government of Queensland
  2. ^ "Graceville Railway Station (entry 602717)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Taringa Platform 1 TransLink
  6. ^ a b Taringa Platform 2 TransLink
  7. ^ Taringa Platform 3 TransLink
  8. ^ a b Taringa Platform 4 TransLink