Springfield railway line

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Map of the Springfield line, branching from the Ipswich line after Darra railway station extending down to Springfield.

Springfield railway line is a 13.6 km (8.5 mi)[1] suburban railway line in Brisbane, Australia which branches from the Ipswich line after Darra railway station. Construction of the line started on 5 July 2010 and it opened on 2 December 2013.[2] The line was developed along with the widening of the nearby Centenary Highway.

Construction and opening

Richlands railway station, 2011

Construction of the first stage of the line, to Richlands, started on 5 July 2010, with the first sleeper being laid at Darra.[3] The line was developed along with the widening of the nearby Centenary Highway from two to four lanes from Darra through to the Logan Motorway.[4] The first station of the line, Richlands, started construction on 1 July 2008 (2008-07-01)[5] and was due to open to the public on 23 January 2011 (2011-01-23) with no services due to scheduled maintenance works on the Ipswich line,[1] but due to the Queensland floods the opening was brought forward to 17 January 2011 (2011-01-17) in order to assist with the recovery efforts.[6]

On 23 October 2011 (2011-10-23) work started on the second stage of the line to Springfield. It was also announced that Springfield Lakes station was to be named Springfield, and Springfield station was to be named Springfield Central.[7] The extension to Springfield opened to the public on 2 December 2013. It has been proposed that the line be extended from its present terminus at Springfield Central to Redbank Plains,[8] and then on to Ripley Valley, Yamanto, and up to Ipswich station.[9]

Route

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Springfield railway line
Northern lines
2.7 km Bowen Hills(1)
Exhibition line
1.3 km Fortitude Valley(1)
0.0 km Central(1)
0.8 km Roma Street(1)
Exhibition line
Beenleigh, Cleveland, Gold Coast lines
Hale Street (Inner City Bypass)
2.3 km Milton(1)
3.5 km Auchenflower(1)
4.5 km Toowong(1/2)
6.0 km Taringa(2)
7.4 km Indooroopilly(2)
Albert Bridge over the Brisbane River
8.5 km Chelmer(2)
9.5 km Graceville(2/3)
10.7 km Sherwood(3)
Corinda via South Brisbane line
11.6 km Corinda(3)
13.3 km Oxley(3)
16.0 km Darra
Ipswich, Rosewood lines
Ipswich Motorway
Richlands (4)
Ellen Grove (future station) (5)
Logan Motorway
Centenary Highway
Springfield (6)
Springfield Central (6)

Passengers for/from the Ipswich and Rosewood line would change at Darra, Beenleigh, Gold Coast and Cleveland lines at Roma Street, and all other lines at Central.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hurst, Daniel (6 January 2011). "The train station with no trains". Brisbane Times. 
  2. ↑ "SPRINGFIELD RAIL BONUS: EXTRA STATION AND $171 MILLION SAVED" (Press release). Queensland Government. 20 February 2011. 
  3. ↑ O'leary, Christopher (7 July 2010). "Work on rail link begins". South West News. 
  4. ↑ Moore, Tony (7 June 2010). "Budget plans to fast track rail line to Springfield". Brisbane Times. 
  5. ↑ "$800 million project offers transport choices" (Press release). Queensland Government. 1 July 2008. 
  6. ↑ "New train station to open early". Brisbane Times. 16 January 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Work underway on Springfield rail link". TransLink. 24 October 2011. 
  8. ↑ Jackson, Zane (10 August 2011). "Push for rail in Redbank Plains". The Queensland Times. 
  9. ↑ http://www.qt.com.au/news/fasttrack-togrowth-springfield-train-line-is-opene/2101332/

External links

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