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]
Booval | |||||||||||
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Westbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | South Station Road, Booval | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.6093°S 152.7894°E / -27.6093; 152.7894 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.52 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 205 bays | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 600343 (platform 1) 600344 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1993 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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.[2] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring.[2] Booval is five minutes from Ipswich and 53 minutes on an all-stops train from Central.[2]
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Express | Notes |
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| 1 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Ipswich and Rosewood* | All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich.[2][3] | |
| 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[4][5][6] | [2][6] |
| Kippa-Ring | Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction[7] | Weekday afternoons only[2][6] |
*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.[2]
Westside Bus Company operate two routes via Booval station:
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