Carseldine railway station
Railway station in Queensland, Australia
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Carseldine is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Redcliffe Peninsula line. It opened in 1986 serves the Brisbane suburbs of Carseldine and Fitzgibbon. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platforms with two faces each and one side platform.
Carseldine | |||||||||||
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Southbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Balcara Avenue, Carseldine | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.3473°S 153.0289°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T2 Kippa-Ring | ||||||||||
| Distance | 16.64 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 210 bays | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part-time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600449 (platform 1) 600450 (platform 2) 600451 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 June 1986[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
In September 1985, the Queensland Government provided funding to build Carseldine station in the state budget.[2] The station was opened by the Minister for Transport Don Lane in June 1986.[1] Lifts were installed in 1999.[3] On 28 August 2000, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Northgate to Bald Hills.[4][5]
Services
Carseldine is served by all Citytrain network services from Kippa-Ring to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central.[6]
Services by platform
| Carseldine platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
| 1 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Roma Street, Milton & Springfield Central | [7] |
| Ipswich | 1 weekday afternoon service only[7] | ||
| 2 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | Evening peak only[8] |
| 3 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | [9] |
Transport links
Transport for Brisbane operates one bus route to and from Carseldine station:
- 340: to Woolloongabba station[10]
