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.

=Services by platform=

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Platform

!Line

!Destinations

!Express

!Notes

style="text-align:center;"|1

|style=background:#1e90ff|Springfield

|Springfield Central

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|All outbound services{{Cite news|url=https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/stops/600088/timetable|title=Springfield station, platform 1, Springfield (Ipswich City) timetable {{!}} TransLink|last=Roads|first=TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main|work=TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads|access-date=29 July 2019|language=en|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729001526/https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/stops/600088/timetable|url-status=live}}

rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|2

|rowspan="5" style=background:#1e90ff|Springfield

|Kippa-Ring

|Bowen Hills to Northgate, stopping at Eagle Junction{{Queensland Timetables|Redcliffe}}

|Most off-peak services and some on-peak services{{Cite news|url=https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/stops/600087/timetable|title=Springfield station, platform 2, Springfield (Ipswich City) timetable {{!}} TransLink|last=Roads|first=TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main|work=TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads|access-date=29 July 2019|language=en|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729001526/https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/stops/600087/timetable|url-status=live}}

Bowen Hills

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|Weekday morning peak services (plus one afternoon service on Fridays) only

rowspan="2" |Caboolture and Nambour

|Weekdays: Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate{{Queensland Timetables|Sunshine}}

|Afternoon services (plus one morning peak service to Nambour)

Weekends: Northgate to Petrie

|Three Sunday morning services

Doomben

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|One afternoon service on Monday to Thursday only

References

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