Booval railway station
Booval railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Booval in City of Ipswich. It opened in 1876.[1][2]
Booval | |||||||||||
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Westbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | South Station Road, Booval | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′33″S 152°47′22″E / 27.6093°S 152.7894°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.52 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 205 bays | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600343 (platform 1) 600344 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1993 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Services edit
Booval 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.[3] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring.[3] Booval is five minutes from Ipswich and 53 minutes on an all-stops train from Central.[3]
Services by platform edit
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Express | Notes |
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| 1 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Ipswich and Rosewood* | All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich.[3][4] | |
| 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[5][6][7] | [3][7] |
| Kippa-Ring | Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction[8] | Weekday afternoons only[3][7] |
*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.[3]
Transport links edit
Westside Bus Company operate two bus routes via Booval station:
- 503: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre[9]
- 514: Booval to Moores Pocket[10]
References edit
- ^ Booval Centre for the Government of Queensland
- ^ Randall, Brian (3 January 2013). "Queensland Places – Booval". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Booval station, platform 1 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Caboolture Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Booval station, platform 2 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Route 503 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 514 timetable". Translink.
External links edit
- Media related to Booval railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Queensland Rail
- Queensland's Railways on the Internet