Taringa railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Taringa.
Taringa | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Westbound view from Platform 2 in April 2014 | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | Pike Avenue, Taringa | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°29′35″S 152°58′54″E | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | City network | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 5.96 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | No | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
Station code | 600291 (platform 1) 600292 (platform 2) 600293 (platform 3) 600294 (platform 4) | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | go card 1 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 14 June 1875 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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Taringa station opened on 14 June 1875 as West Milton.[1] The station was rebuilt in the 1950s as part of the quadruplication of the line.[2]
Taringa is served by City network services operating from Nambour, Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Bowen Hills to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.[3][4]
Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Ipswich & Rosewood* | [5] |
Springfield | Springfield Central | [5] | |
2 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour | [6] |
Springfield | Bowen Hills, Doomben, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | Caboolture & Nambour services operate Weekday afternoons only. 1 Doomben service operate Mon-Thur afternoon only[6] | |
3 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Ipswich & Rosewood* | evening peak only[7] |
4 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | evening peak only[8] |
Springfield | Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | evening peak only[8] | |
*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.[3]
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Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction |