Walloon railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburb of Walloon. It was formally opened on 31 July 1865 at the same time as the line.[2][1]
Walloon | |||||||||||||||
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 Eastbound view from Platform 2 in September 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Station Lane, Walloon | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′26″S 152°40′04″E / 27.6073°S 152.6679°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 48.50 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | 26 bays | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600358 (platform 1) 600359 (platform 2) | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 31 July 1865[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Services edit
Walloon is served by Citytrain network services from Rosewood to Ipswich. Most services terminate at Ipswich although some peak-hour services continue to Bowen Hills and Caboolture.[3]
Services by platform edit
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Rosewood | [4] |
| 2 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Ipswich | [5] |
| Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour | Morning peak only[5] |
References edit
- ^ a b "OPENING OF THE FIRST RAILWAY IN QUEENSLAND". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XX, no. 2, 356. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1865. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland Places – Walloon". Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Walloon Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ a b Walloon Platform 2 TransLink
External links edit
Media related to Walloon railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Walloon station Queensland Rail
- Walloon station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Walloon station Translink travel information
