Darra railway station is located on the

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. It serves the

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suburb of Darra.

History

A stop at "nine miles forty four chain" from

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was established when the line between

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and

was built in 1874. Service on the line were operating in 1875. No stops at the site were recorded in 1876 or 1877, probably because the stop was not staffed until the following year when passengers were first recorded at Darra station. The name Darra is most probably derived from a Scottish

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as some of the engineers who were responsible for naming stops were Scottish. A siding at Darra was constructed in 1885 to enable the loading of firewood for Hicks & Gray. In 1954, four platforms were built at the station but only three were used. On 17 November 1979, the Darra to Ipswich line was

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Construction of the Springfield line

In 2010, the station was upgraded with two additional platforms and a new ticket office built as part of the quadruplication of the line from

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to accommodate services for the Springfield line which has a junction with the

west of the station. During construction a

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was found by workers and then safely disposed of by army personnel. The car park was expanded to include 60 new car park spaces and 40 extra cycle lockers.

Services

Darra is served by

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services operating from

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and

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to Springfield Central,

and

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Services by platform

*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.

References

External links

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