Wacol railway station
Wacol | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Wilruna Street, Wacol | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°35′19″S 152°55′29″E / 27.5887°S 152.9246°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | Ipswich/Rosewood | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.97 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 262 bays | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600327 (platform 1) 600328 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Translink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1874 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Wolston | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Wacol is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Ipswich/Rosewood line. It opened in 1874 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Wacol. It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms.
History
[edit]The Wolston railway station was opened on 8 October 1874, taking its name from nearby Wolston House. However, the name caused confusion with the Wilston railway station, so it was renamed on 8 July 1927 to Wacol railway station. Wacol is a coined word from weigh coal, as the principal purpose of the station was coal handling.[1][2]
In 1998, the timber station building was replaced.[3] In 2011, bright murals depicting domestic wildlife, forests and farmlands were painted on the walls of platforms buildings. The animal theme was chosen because the RSPCA Animal Care Campus moved to Wacol in December 2011.[4]
Platforms and services
[edit]Wacol 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.[5] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring.[5] Wacol is 25 minutes from Ipswich and 31 minutes on an all-stops train from Central.[5]
| Wacol platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | Ipswich/Rosewood | Ipswich or Rosewood | |
| 2 | Ipswich/Rosewood | Roma Street (to Caboolture and Sunshine Coast lines) | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wacol – railway station in City of Brisbane (entry 36108)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "GENERAL NEWS. Wolston's New Name". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 676. Queensland, Australia. 18 July 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Brisbane Citytrain Shortlines" Railway Digest May 1998 page 15
- ^ Owen, Chris (21 November 2011). "Murals transform Wacol Station". The Satellite. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links
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- Wacol station Translink
- Wacol station Queensland's Railways on the Internet