Richlands is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Springfield line. It opened in 2011 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Richlands. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platform with two faces.
History Construction started on the station on 1 July 2008. The planning included about 650 car parks, a bus interchange, bicycle lockers and a drop-off area.
The station was due to open on 23 January 2011 with no services due to scheduled maintenance works on the Ipswich line, but due to the Queensland floods the opening was brought forward to 17 January 2011 in order to assist with the recovery efforts. On 2 December 2013, the line was extended to Springfield Central."Richlands-Springfield Central railway opens" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 34-39
The station multi-storey car park has 650 car parking spaces for vehicles.
Platforms and services Richlands platform arrangement Platform Line Destination Notes 1 Springfield Central 2 Roma Street (to Kippa-Ring line)
Transport links Transport for Brisbane operate two bus routes from Richlands station: 101: Oxley station to Forest Lake via Inala 460: City to Heathwood via Forest Lake Shops
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External links
Richlands station Queensland Rail [ Richlands station] Translink travel information