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Springfield railway line is a 13.6 km (8.5 mi) [1] suburban railway line in Brisbane, Australia that branches from the Ipswich/Rosewood line after Darra railway station. Construction of the line started on 5 July 2010, and it opened on 2 December 2013. [2] The line was developed along with the widening of the nearby Centenary Motorway.
The initial section of the Springfield railway line from Darra to Richlands was opened one week early in January 2011 to assist with transportation when the Main Line between Darra and Ipswich was closed due to severe flooding. The Richlands–Springfield section opened in 2013.
The Springfield railway line is a line extending from Darra railway station on the Ipswich line to the Springfield area. The 26 km (16 mi) extension of the network had a total cost of $475 million and was completed in December 2013. [32] [33]
The name Darra is most probably derived from a Scottish railway town as some of the engineers who were responsible for naming stops were Scottish. [1] A siding at Darra was constructed in 1885 to enable the loading of firewood for Hicks & Gray. In 1954, four platforms were built at the station but only three were used.
As the Springfield Art Museum prepares to shutter for three years of renovations, museum staff are packing up for a new, temporary location.. The art museum will conclude all programs and ...
The Springfield History Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, with extended hours on First Fridays. Admission is free. Miranda Cyr reports on education for The Register-Guard.
Darra railway station, 2012. Darra railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane CBD, Ipswich, Rosewood and Springfield.When the railway was completed in 1876 "with a stop at nine mile eighty four chain gate", halfway between the planned Oxley railway station and Wacol railway station, the site was set for the future Darra.
The Springfield Rail Improvement Project has received more than $150 million in federal funding to help finish the massive project.. Officials announced $157.1 million in federal funds have been ...