Chelmer railway station

Chelmer
Northbound view in August 2012
Location	Honour Avenue, Chelmer
Coordinates	27°30′43″S 152°58′22″E / 27.5120°S 152.9728°ECoordinates: 27°30′43″S 152°58′22″E / 27.5120°S 152.9728°E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	City network
Line(s)	Main
Distance	8.46 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	600299 (platform 1) 600300 (platform 2) 600301 (platform 3) 600302 (platform 4)
Fare zone	go card 2
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	1881
Rebuilt	1959
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Indooroopilly toward Bowen Hills Ipswich and Rosewood Line Graceville toward Rosewood Indooroopilly toward Bowen Hills Springfield Line Graceville toward Springfield Central

Chelmer railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Chelmer.

History

The original station opened north of its current location in 1876 as Oxley's Point. In 1888, the station was renamed Riverton. A siding was built at the current station location in 1881, which was later converted into the current station in 1889. Riverton was closed that same year.^[1]

The line through Chelmer was duplicated in June 1886. The station was rebuilt in 1959 as part of the quadruplication of the line.^[2]

Services

Chelmer station is served by City network Ipswich & Rosewood and Springfield line services.^[3][4]

Services by Platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations	Notes
1	Ipswich & Rosewood	Ipswich & Rosewood	[5]
	Springfield	Springfield Central	[5]
2	Ipswich & Rosewood	Bowen Hills & Caboolture	[6]
	Springfield	Bowen Hills	[6]
		Nambour	Morning peak only[6]
		Petrie	Weekday afternoons only[6]
3	Ipswich & Rosewood	Ipswich & Rosewood	evening peak only[7]
4	Ipswich & Rosewood	Bowen Hills, Petrie & Caboolture	evening peak only[8]
	Springfield	Bowen Hills, Petrie, Caboolture & Nambour	evening peak only[8]

References

1. Chelmer Centre for the Government of Queensland
2. "Graceville Railway Station (entry 602717)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
3. Ipswich & Rosewood line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
4. Springfield line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
5. Chelmer Platform 1 TransLink
6. Chelmer Platform 2 TransLink
7. Chelmer Platform 3 TransLink
8. Chelmer Platform 4 TransLink

External links

• Media related to Chelmer railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Chelmer station Queensland Rail
• Chelmer station Queensland's Railways on the Internet