Wacol railway station

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.

Wacol
Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012
Location	Wilruna Street, Wacol
Coordinates	27.5887°S 152.9246°E / -27.5887; 152.9246
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	City network
Line(s)	Main
Distance	19.97 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	262 bays
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	600327 (platform 1) 600328 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 2
Website	TransLink
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Darra toward Bowen Hills Ipswich & Rosewood Line Gailes toward Rosewood

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

Platform	Line	Destinations	Express	Notes
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 (4:56am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.[5]

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 (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. "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. 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.

External links

• Wacol station TransLink
• Wacol station Queensland's Railways on the Internet