Wulkuraka railway station
Wulkuraka | |||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 2 in December 2016. | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Grace Street, Wulkuraka | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′49″S 152°43′58″E / 27.6135°S 152.7328°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 41.57 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | 20 bays | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600353 (platform 1) 600354 (platform 2) | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1993, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Brisbane Valley Junction | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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Wulkuraka railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburb of Wulkuraka.
History
[edit]Wulkuraka station opened as Brisbane Valley Junction in the 1880s, being the junction station for the Brisbane Valley railway line from 1884 until 1989. It was renamed Wulkuraka in 1905.[1][2] The station has undergone an extensive refurbishment in conjunction with the construction of the New Generation Rollingstock depot, west of the station.[3]
Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge
[edit]The Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed truss bridge built in 1902 to the east of Wulkuraka station across the Bremer River.[1][4]
Depot
[edit]A maintenance depot for the New Generation Rollingstock trains lies west of the station.[5][6][7]
Services
[edit]Wulkuraka is served by Citytrain network services from Rosewood to Ipswich. Most services terminate at Ipswich although some peak-hour services continue to Bowen Hills and Caboolture.[8]
Services by platform
[edit]| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Rosewood | [9] |
| 2 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Ipswich | [10] |
| Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour | Morning peak only[10] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Queensland Places – Wulkuraka". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Railway Station Renamed". The Telegraph (SECOND ed.). Queensland, Australia. 24 June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Wulkuraka train station closes for upgrades". Queensland Times. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge (entry 602569)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "New Generation Rollingstock". Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ Foley, Peter (29 October 2014). "Wulkuraka rail depot is right on track". Queensland Times. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Work commences on Wulkuraka NGR maintenance centre" Railway Digest June 2014 page 14
- ^ "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Wulkuraka Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ a b Wulkuraka Platform 2 TransLink
External links
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Media related to Wulkuraka railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wulkuraka station Queensland Rail
- Wulkuraka station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Wulkuraka station Translink travel information
