Ellen Grove railway station

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Ellen Grove
LocationConsidine Street, Ellen Grove
Coordinates 27°36′47″S152°56′31″E / 27.613°S 152.942°E / -27.613; 152.942 Coordinates: 27°36′47″S152°56′31″E / 27.613°S 152.942°E / -27.613; 152.942
Line(s) Springfield
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Richlands
towards Bowen Hills
Springfield Line Springfield

Ellen Grove railway station is a proposed railway station on the Springfield line in Queensland, Australia. It would serve the Brisbane suburb of Ellen Grove and would be located between Richlands and Springfield stations.

When the Springfield line was built in 2013, provision was made for the station, but to date no concrete plans exist to build it. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Darra to Springfield Transport Corridor Stage 2 Richlands to Springfield Queensland Rail July 2011
  2. "Richlands-Springfield Central railway opens" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 34-39