Booval railway station

Booval
Westbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012
General information
Location	South Station Road, Booval
Coordinates	27°36′33″S152°47′22″E / 27.6093°S 152.7894°E / -27.6093; 152.7894
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
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;149 years ago (1876)
Rebuilt	1993;32 years ago (1993)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Bundamba towards Bowen Hills Ipswich & Rosewood Line East Ipswich towards Ipswich or Rosewood

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] [2]}

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. ^[3] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring. ^[3] Booval is five minutes from Ipswich and 53 minutes on an all-stops train from Central. ^[3]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Express	Notes
1	Ipswich and Rosewood	Ipswich and Rosewood*		All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich. [3] [4]
2	Ipswich and Rosewood	Bowen Hills, Caboolture and Nambour	Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (Weekday mornings only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate [5] [6] [7]	[3] [7]
		Kippa-Ring	Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction [8]	Weekday afternoons only [3] [7]

*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56 am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich. ^[3]

Transport links

Westside Bus Company operate two bus routes via Booval station:

• 503: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre ^[9]
• 514: Booval to Moores Pocket ^[10]

References

1. Booval Centre for the Government of Queensland
2. Randall, Brian (3 January 2013). "Queensland Places – Booval". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
3. "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
4. 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.
5. "Caboolture Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
6. "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
7. Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Booval station, platform 2 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
8. "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
9. "Route 503 timetable". Translink .
10. "Route 514 timetable". Translink .

External links

• Media related to Booval railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Booval station Queensland Rail
• Booval station Queensland's Railways on the Internet