Wacol railway station is located on the

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, Australia. It serves the

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suburb of

Wacol Wacol is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wacol had a population of 3,761 people. Geography Wacol is bounded to the west by the Brisbane River and to the north loosely by Wolston Creek. It is south-west of t ...

. It is the last station on the Ipswich line located within Brisbane.

History

The Wolston railway station was opened on 8 October 1874, taking its name from nearby

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. However, the name caused confusion with the

Wilston railway station Wilston railway station is located on the Ferny Grove line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Wilston. Services Wilston station is served by all stops Ferny Grove line services from Ferny Grove to Roma Street, Park ...

, so it was renamed on 8 July 1927 to Wacol railway station. ''Wacol'' is a

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from ''weigh coal'', as the principal purpose of the station was coal handling. In 1998, the timber station building was replaced. In 2011, bright

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s depicting domestic wildlife, forests and farmlands were painted on the walls of platforms buildings. The animal theme was chosen because the

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Animal Care Campus moved to Wacol in December 2011.

Services

Wacol is served by trains operating to and from

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and

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. Most city-bound services run to

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

and

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...

, with some morning peak trains terminating at

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. Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to

Kippa-Ring Kippa-Ring is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kippa-Ring had a population of 9,790 people. Geography Kippa-Ring is located in the centre of the Redcliffe Peninsula, by road west of Redcliffe and by road ...

. Wacol is 25 minutes from Ipswich and 31 minutes on an all-stops train from

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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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