Wooloowin railway station
Wooloowin | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 3 in July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hudson Street, Wooloowin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°25′12″S 153°02′36″E / 27.4199°S 153.0434°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.63 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 189 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600391 (platform 1) 600392 (platform 2) 600393 (platform 3) 600394 (platform 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Lutwyche[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wooloowin railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Wooloowin.
History[edit]
Prior to 1899 the station was named Lutwyche.[1] Station buildings were completed in 1901.[2]
On 29 November 1999, two extra platforms opened as part of the quadruplication of the line from Bowens Hills to Northgate.[3][4]
Services[edit]
Wooloowin station is served daily by the Airport, Doomben and Shorncliffe lines.[5][6][7] Also see Inner City timetable[8]
Services by Platform[edit]
| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Airport | Roma Street, Park Road & Varsity Lakes | [9] |
| Doomben | Roma Street & Park Road | [9] | |
| Cleveland | Evening peak only[9] | ||
| Shorncliffe | Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | [9] | |
| 2 | Airport | Brisbane Airport Domestic | [10] |
| Doomben | Doomben | [10] | |
| Shorncliffe | Northgate & Shorncliffe | [10] | |
| 3 | No scheduled services | ||
| 4 | No scheduled services |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Railway Station Names". The Telegraph. No. 5, 295. Queensland, Australia. 2 October 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WOOLOOWIN RAILWAY STATION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVII, no. 13, 508. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Brisbane Citytrain Shortlines" Railway Digest May 1998 page 15
- ^ "Queensland Update" Railway Digest January 2000 page 13
- ^ "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Doomben Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Shorncliffe Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Inner City timetable" (PDF). Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Wooloowin Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ a b c Wooloowin Platform 2 TransLink
External links[edit]
Media related to Wooloowin railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wooloowin station Queensland Rail
- Wooloowin station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Wooloowin station Translink travel information
