Clayfield railway station

Clayfield

Eastbound view in July 2012
Location Sandgate Road, Clayfield
Coordinates 27°25′04″S 153°03′27″E / 27.4178°S 153.0575°E / -27.4178; 153.0575Coordinates: 27°25′04″S 153°03′27″E / 27.4178°S 153.0575°E / -27.4178; 153.0575
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Pinkenba
Distance 7.40 kilometres from Central
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code 600430
Fare zone go card 2
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened 3 September 1882
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Roma Street
Doomben Line
toward Doomben

Clayfield railway station is located on the Pinkenba line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two railway stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield, the other being Eagle Junction railway station.

History

Clayfield station opened on 3 September 1882 coinciding with that of the Pinkenba railway line. The line was electrified on 6 February 1988, All passenger services on the line were suspended on 27 September 1993 as part of a statewide rationalisation of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines. Only on days of major race events at nearby Eagle Farm and Doomben race tracks did few special services run on the line, and only to adjoining stations of Ascot and Doomben.

Passenger services resumed on 27 January 1998, but only as far as Doomben with bus connections to the other abandoned stations.[1]

Services

Clayfield station is served by all stops Doomben line services from Doomben to Roma Street, Park Road and Cleveland.[2]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Doomben Roma Street, Park Road, Cleveland & Doomben [3]

References

  1. ↑ Doomben Rail Service Resume January 27 Queensland Government 21 January 1998
  2. ↑ Doomben line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  3. ↑ Clayfield Platform 1 TransLink

External links

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