Richlands railway station is located on the
Springfield line in
Queensland
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, Australia. It serves the
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
suburb of
Richlands.
History
Richlands opened on 17 January 2011 as the terminus of what was then the Richlands Line. The line has since been extended to
Springfield Central.
The station
multi-storey car park
A multistorey car park (British and Singapore English) or parking garage (American English), also called a multistory, parking building, parking structure, parkade (mainly Canadian), parking ramp, parking deck or indoor parking, is a build ...
has 650 car parking spaces for vehicles.
Construction and opening
Construction started on the station on 1 July 2008.
The planning included about 650 car parks, a bus interchange, bicycle lockers and a drop-off area.
The station was due to open on 23 January 2011 with no services due to scheduled maintenance works on the
Ipswich line,
[ but due to the Queensland floods the opening was brought forward to 17 January 2011 in order to assist with the recovery efforts. On 2 December 2013, the line was extended to Springfield Central.
]
Services
Richlands is served by trains operating to and from Springfield Central. Most city-bound services 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 ...
, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the Bowen Hills had a population of 3,226 people.
Geography
Bowen Hills is by road from the Brisbane CBD.
Mayne is a neighbourhood within the sou ...
.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 ...
, with one morning and afternoon peak service to 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 ...
.Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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.
Services by platform
Transport links
Brisbane Transport
Transport for Brisbane, previously called Brisbane Transport'','' is an organisational division of the Brisbane City Council, responsible through its related Council Committee for providing policy and advice to Brisbane City Council, and for de ...
operate two routes from Richlands station:
*101: Oxley station to Forest Lake via Inala
*460: City to Heathwood via Forest Lake Shops
References
External links
*
Richlands station
Queensland Rail
* Richlands stationTransLink travel information
{{Queensland Rail railway stations, Springfield=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Brisbane
Railway stations in Australia opened in 2011