Chelmer railway station

Chelmer
Station statistics
Address	140 Honour Avenue, Chelmer
Coordinates	27°30′43″S 152°58′22″E / 27.5120°S 152.9728°E / -27.5120; 152.9728Coordinates: 27°30′43″S 152°58′22″E / 27.5120°S 152.9728°E / -27.5120; 152.9728
Lines	Ipswich Line   Springfield Line
Platforms	4 total (2 island platforms)
Other information
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Fare zone	2 (TransLink)
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Indooroopilly toward Bowen Hills Ipswich Line Graceville toward Rosewood Indooroopilly toward Bowen Hills Springfield Line Graceville toward Richlands

Chelmer Station is a railway station in Chelmer, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, on the Ipswich and Rosewood and Springfield lines.

History

Chelmer Station opened north of it's current location in 1876 as Oxley's Point. In 1888, the station was renamed Riverton. A siding was built at the current station location in 1881, which was later converted into Chelmer Station in 1889. Riverton Station was closed that same year.^[1]

See also

• List of South East Queensland railway stations

References

1. ^ "Chelmer - Queensland Places". University of Queensland. http://queenslandplaces.com.au/chelmer. Retrieved 12/06/2011. 

External links

• TransInfo
• Citytrain
• Chelmer Station at QROTI