Springfield railway station, Ipswich
{{Short description|Railway station in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Distinguish|Springfield Central railway station}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Springfield
| type =
| style = TransLink (Queensland)
| image = Springfield Railway Station, Queensland, December 2013.JPG
| image_caption = Station front in December 2013
| address = Nev Smith Drive, Springfield
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| coordinates = {{coord|27|39|36|S|152|55|19|E|type:railwaystation_region:AU|display=inline,title}}
| distance =
| line = Springfield
| other =
| structure = Below ground
| platform = 2 (1 island)
| depth = 3 metres
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking = 200 bays
| bicycle = 100
| baggage_check =
| opened = 2 December 2013
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| code = 600088 (platform 1)
600087 (platform 2)
| owned = Queensland Rail
| operator = Queensland Rail
| zone = go card 3
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Queensland Rail|line=Springfield|left=Richlands|right=Springfield Central}}
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| web = [http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Springfield%20Central Queensland Rail]
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Springfield railway station is located on the Springfield line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburbs of Springfield and Springfield Lakes via footbridge access. It is the second-last station on the Springfield Line in the outbound direction.
History
Springfield station opened on 2 December 2013 when the Springfield line was extended from Richlands to Springfield Central.[http://translink.com.au/sites/default/files/assets/resources/travel-information/service-updates/springfield-rail-line-opening.pdf Springfield rail line opening December 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025833/http://translink.com.au/sites/default/files/assets/resources/travel-information/service-updates/springfield-rail-line-opening.pdf |date=4 March 2016 }} TransLink{{Cite news|url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/fasttrack-togrowth-springfield-train-line-is-opene/2101332/|title=Fast track to growth: Springfield train line is opened|author=Kieran Banks|date=2 December 2013|newspaper=The Queensland Times|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423181808/https://www.qt.com.au/news/fasttrack-togrowth-springfield-train-line-is-opene/2101332/|url-status=live}}"Richlands-Springfield Central railway opens" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 34-39
Services
Springfield is served by trains operating to and from Springfield Central. Most city-bound services run to Kippa-Ring, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills.{{Queensland Timetables|Springfield}} Mid-afternoon services on weekdays run to Caboolture, with one morning and afternoon peak service to Nambour. Three trains on Sunday morning also travel to these destinations; two to Caboolture and one to Nambour. On Monday to Thursday afternoons, there is one Doomben train. Springfield is three minutes from Springfield Central and 38 minutes from Central.
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References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Springfield railway station, Brisbane|Springfield railway station}}
- [http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Springfield Springfield station] Queensland Rail
- [{{Translink stop|springfield-station}} Springfield station] Translink travel information
{{Queensland Rail railway stations|Springfield=y|state=collapsed}}