Wacol railway station

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Wacol
Wacol Railway Station, Queensland, Sep 2012.JPG
Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012
LocationWilruna Street, Wacol
Coordinates 27°35′19″S152°55′29″E / 27.5887°S 152.9246°E / -27.5887; 152.9246 Coordinates: 27°35′19″S152°55′29″E / 27.5887°S 152.9246°E / -27.5887; 152.9246
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Main
Distance19.97 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking262 bays
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600327 (platform 1)
600328 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 2
Website TransLink
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Darra
towards Bowen Hills
Ipswich & Rosewood Line Gailes
towards Ipswich or Rosewood

Wacol railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Wacol. It is the last station on the Ipswich line located within Brisbane.

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History

The Wolston railway station was opened on 8 October 1874, taking its name from nearby Wolston House. However, the name caused confusion with the Wilston railway station, so it was renamed on 8 July 1927 to Wacol railway station. Wacol is a coined word from weigh coal, as the principal purpose of the station was coal handling. [1] [2]

In 1998, the timber station building was replaced. [3] In 2011, bright murals depicting domestic wildlife, forests and farmlands were painted on the walls of platforms buildings. The animal theme was chosen because the RSPCA Animal Care Campus moved to Wacol in December 2011. [4]

Services

Wacol 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. [5] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring. [5] Wacol is 25 minutes from Ipswich and 31 minutes on an all-stops train from Central. [5]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsExpressNotes
1 Ipswich and Rosewood Ipswich and Rosewood*All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich. [5] [6]
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 [7] [8] [9] [5] [9]
Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction [10] Weekday afternoons only [5] [9]

*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. ↑ "Wacol – railway station in City of Brisbane (entry 36108)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "GENERAL NEWS. Wolston's New Name". The Brisbane Courier . No. 21, 676. Queensland, Australia. 18 July 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Brisbane Citytrain Shortlines" Railway Digest May 1998 page 15
  4. ↑ Owen, Chris (21 November 2011). "Murals transform Wacol Station". The Satellite. APN News & Media. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". TransLink . 2 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Wacol station, platform 1 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Caboolture Line timetable". TransLink . 2 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". TransLink . 2 March 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Wacol station, platform 2 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". TransLink . 2 March 2020.
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