Everything about Rosewood Railway Line Queensland totally explained
The
Rosewood railway line is an
interurban railway line extending 47.1
km (29.3
mi) southwest from
Brisbane (57.0
km from
Central station by rail), the state capital of
Queensland,
Australia. It is part of the
QR Citytrain network and connects to the
suburban
Ipswich railway line.
History
The Rosewood railway line is most of the first railway in Queensland, that opened from Ipswich to the small town of
Grandchester (then known as Bigge's Camp) on
31 July 1865.
The line was electrified from
Ipswich to
Rosewood railway station in
1993 while
The Hon David Hamill was Minister for
Transport. The Rosewood line extends from the seat he held, the
electoral district of Ipswich, into that of
Ipswich West.
Branching lines
The
Brisbane Valley railway line, branching from the Rosewood line after
Wulkuraka railway station, was opened to
Lowood in
1884,
Esk in
1886, and
Yarraman in
1913. Passenger services operated until
1989, and freight services until closure of the line in sections in
1988 and 1993.
A line to
Marburg opened in
1912, branching from the Rosewood line 380
m (1247
ft) east of
Rosewood railway station. It was closed in sections from
1964 to
1995, and some of it's today the
Rosewood Railway Museum; their Museum Junction station is at the truncated southern end of the line before Railway Street.
A
loop line to
Ebenezer for coal was built in 1990, leaving the Rosewood line just after
Thagoona railway station.
Line guide and services
Most services act as a shuttle between
Rosewood and
Ipswich railway stations. The typical travel time between Rosewood and Ipswich is approximately 18 minutes. During weekday peak times, a few services may operate direct to and from the
Brisbane central business district along the Ipswich line.
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