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Wooloowin railway station

Coordinates: 27°25′12″S 153°02′36″E / 27.4199°S 153.0434°E / -27.4199; 153.0434
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Wooloowin
Northbound view from Platform 3, July 2012
General information
LocationHudson Street, Wooloowin
Coordinates27°25′12″S 153°02′36″E / 27.4199°S 153.0434°E / -27.4199; 153.0434
Elevation21 metres
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)North Coast
Distance5.63 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking189
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600391 (platform 1)
600392 (platform 2)
600393 (platform 3)
600394 (platform 4)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesLutwyche[1]
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Albion
towards Roma Street
Airport Line Eagle Junction
Doomben Line Eagle Junction
towards Doomben
Shorncliffe Line Eagle Junction
towards Shorncliffe

Wooloowin railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Wooloowin.

History

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Prior to 1899 the station was named Lutwyche.[1] Station buildings were completed in 1901.[2]

On 29 November 1999, two extra platforms opened as part of the quadruplication of the line from Bowens Hills to Northgate.[3][4]

Wooloowin railway station ca. 1910

Services

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Wooloowin station is served daily by the Airport, Doomben and Shorncliffe lines.[5][6][7] Also see Inner City timetable[8]

Services by Platform

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Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Airport Roma Street, Park Road & Varsity Lakes [9]
Doomben Roma Street & Park Road [9]
Cleveland Evening peak only[9]
Shorncliffe Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland [9]
2 Airport Brisbane Airport Domestic [10]
Doomben Doomben [10]
Shorncliffe Northgate & Shorncliffe [10]
3 No scheduled services
4 No scheduled services

References

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  1. ^ a b "Railway Station Names". The Telegraph. No. 5, 295. Queensland, Australia. 2 October 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "WOOLOOWIN RAILWAY STATION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVII, no. 13, 508. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Citytrain Shortlines" Railway Digest May 1998 page 15
  4. ^ "Queensland Update" Railway Digest January 2000 page 13
  5. ^ "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Doomben Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Shorncliffe Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Inner City timetable" (PDF). Translink. 2 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d Wooloowin Platform 1 TransLink
  10. ^ a b c Wooloowin Platform 2 TransLink
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