Booval railway station
Booval | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | South Station Road, Booval | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′33″S 152°47′22″E / 27.6093°S 152.7894°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.52 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 205 bays | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600343 (platform 1) 600344 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1993 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Booval railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Booval in City of Ipswich. It opened in 1876.[1]
Services
Booval is served by trains operating to and from Ipswich and Rosewood. Most city-bound services run to Caboolture and Nambour, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills and one Friday morning service continuing to Brisbane Airport Domestic.[2] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring.[2] Booval is five minutes from Ipswich and 53 minutes on an all-stops train from Central.[2]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Express | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Ipswich and Rosewood* | All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich.[2][3] | |
| 2 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Bowen Hills | Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly[2] | Weekday mornings only[2][4] |
| Brisbane Airport Domestic | Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly[2] | One Friday morning service only[2] | ||
| Caboolture and Nambour | Weekdays: Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (Weekday mornings only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[5][6][4] | |||
| Weekends: Northgate to Petrie[5][6][4] | ||||
| Doomben | Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly[2] | One Monday to Thursday afternoon service only[4] | ||
| Kippa-Ring | Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction[7] | Weekday afternoons only[2][4] |
*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.[2]
Transport links
Westside Bus Company operate two routes via Booval station:
- 503: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre[8]
- 514: Booval to Moores Pocket[9]
References
- ^ Booval Centre for the Government of Queensland
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ipswich and Rosewood Line Timetable (Effective 24 July 2017)" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Booval station, platform 1 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Caboolture Line Timetable (Effective 24 July 2017)" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "Sunshine Coast Line Timetable (Effective 23 January 2017)" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Timetable (Effective 23 January 2017)" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Route 503 timetable TransLink 2 December 2013
- ^ Route 514 timetable TransLink 2 December 2013
External links
Media related to Booval railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Booval station Queensland Rail
- Booval station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
