Clayfield railway station

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Clayfield
Clayfield Railway Station, Queensland, July 2012.JPG
Eastbound view in July 2012
General information
LocationSandgate Road, Clayfield
Coordinates 27°25′04″S153°03′27″E / 27.4178°S 153.0575°E / -27.4178; 153.0575
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Queensland Rail
Line(s) Pinkenba
Distance7.40 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 with track)
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code600430
Fare zone go card 1
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened3 September 1882
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
Eagle Junction
towards Roma Street
Doomben Line Hendra
towards Doomben

Clayfield railway station is located on the Pinkenba line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two railway stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield, the other being Eagle Junction railway station.

Contents

History

Clayfield station opened on 3 September 1882 coinciding with that of the Pinkenba railway line. The line was electrified on 6 February 1988, All passenger services on the line were suspended on 27 September 1993 as part of a statewide rationalisation of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines. Only on days of major race events at nearby Eagle Farm and Doomben race tracks did few special services run on the line, and only to adjoining stations of Ascot and Doomben.

Passenger services resumed on 27 January 1998, but only as far as Doomben with bus connections to the other abandoned stations. [1]

Services

Clayfield station is served by all stops Doomben line services from Doomben to Roma Street, Park Road and Cleveland. [2]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Doomben Roma Street, Park Road, Cleveland & Doomben [3]

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References

  1. Doomben Rail Service Resume January 27 Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Government 21 January 1998
  2. "Doomben Line timetable". TransLink . 2 March 2020.
  3. Clayfield Platform 1 Translink