Darra railway station

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Darra Railway Station, Brisbane, April 2014.jpg
Station front in April 2014
General information
LocationDarra Station Road, Darra
Coordinates 27°33′57″S152°57′09″E / 27.5659°S 152.9524°E / -27.5659; 152.9524
Elevation26 metres
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Queensland Rail
Line(s) Main
Springfield
Distance16.02 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking260 bays
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600321 (platform 1)
600322 (platform 2)
600323 (platform 3)
600324 (platform 4)
Fare zone go card 2
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened1874
Rebuilt1954
2010
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Oxley
towards Bowen Hills
Ipswich & Rosewood Line Wacol
towards Ipswich or Rosewood
Springfield Line Richlands
towards Springfield Central

Darra railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Darra.

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History

A stop at "nine miles forty four chain" from Central was established when the line between Ipswich and Brisbane was built in 1874. Service on the line were operating in 1875. No stops at the site were recorded in 1876 or 1877, probably because the stop was not staffed until the following year when passengers were first recorded at Darra station. [1] The name Darra is most probably derived from a Scottish railway town as some of the engineers who were responsible for naming stops were Scottish. [1]

A siding at Darra was constructed in 1885 to enable the loading of firewood for Hicks & Gray. In 1954, four platforms were built at the station but only three were used. On 17 November 1979, the Darra to Ipswich line was electrified. [1]

Construction of the Springfield line

In 2010, the station was upgraded with two additional platforms and a new ticket office built as part of the quadruplication of the line from Corinda to accommodate services for the Springfield line which has a junction with the Main line west of the station. [2]

During construction a hand grenade was found by workers and then safely disposed of by army personnel. [3]

The car park was expanded to include 60 new car park spaces and 40 extra cycle lockers. [4]

Services

Darra is served by Citytrain network services operating from Nambour, Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Bowen Hills to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood. [5] [6]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsExpressNotes
1 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood* [7]
Springfield Springfield Central [7]
2 Springfield Bowen Hills & Doomben 1 Mon-Thu Doomben afternoon service only [8]
Kippa Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction [8]
Caboolture & Nambour Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate Peak hours only [8]
Ipswich & Rosewood Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction Evening peak only [8]
Caboolture & Nambour Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate Evening peak only [8]
3 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood*Evening peak only [9]
4 Ipswich & Rosewood Bowen Hills & Doomben Darra to Milton stopping only at Indooroopilly (Morning peak only) [10]
Caboolture & Nambour Weekdays: Darra to Milton stopping only at Indooroopilly (Morning peak only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate [10]
Weekends: Northgate to Petrie [10]

*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. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mynott, Wicki (2009). 150 years: Richlands, Inala & neighbouring suburbs in Brisbane's South West. Richlands, Inala & Suburbs History Group. pp. 62–70.
  2. ↑ Corinda to Darra upgrade Queensland Rail November 2010
  3. ↑ Christine Kellett (8 July 2009). "Grenade found at Darra train station". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Tony Moore (29 April 2009). "Overhaul of Darra Railway Station begins". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Springfield Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  7. 1 2 Darra Platform 1 TransLink
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Darra Platform 2 TransLink
  9. ↑ Darra Platform 3 TransLink
  10. 1 2 3 Darra Platform 4 TransLink
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