Toowong
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Station entrance in October 2012
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Location | Sherwood Road, Toowong | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°28′34″S 152°59′49″E / 27.4760°S 152.9969°ECoordinates: 27°28′34″S 152°59′49″E / 27.4760°S 152.9969°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | City network | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 4.48 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
Station code | 600287 (platform 1) 600288 (platform 2) 600289 (platform 3) 600290 (platform 4) |
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Fare zone | go card 1 | |||||||||||||||
Website | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 14 June 1875 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1960 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Toowong railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Toowong. It is the closest station to the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland.
Toowong station opened on 14 June 1875. The station was submerged during the 1893 floods.
The station was rebuilt in 1960 as part of the quadruplication of the line. In the 1980s, the air rights were sold and redeveloped as the Toowong Village shopping centre.
Toowong station is served by City network Ipswich & Rosewood and Springfield line services.