Milton railway station, Brisbane

Milton
Eastbound view from Platform 4 in August 2012
Location	Milton Road, Milton
Coordinates	27°28′08″S 153°00′19″E / 27.4689°S 153.0052°ECoordinates: 27°28′08″S 153°00′19″E / 27.4689°S 153.0052°E
Elevation	9 metres
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	City network
Line(s)	Main
Distance	2.25 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	600279 (platform 1) 600280 (platform 2) 600281 (platform 3) 600282 (platform 4)
Fare zone	go card 1
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	1884
Rebuilt	1960
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Roma Street toward Bowen Hills Ipswich and Rosewood Line Auchenflower toward Rosewood Roma Street toward Bowen Hills Springfield Line Auchenflower toward Springfield Central

Milton railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Milton. The station includes a walkbridge to Lang Park and is also immediately adjacent the Castlemaine Perkins brewery.History

Milton station opened in 1884.^[1][2] The station was rebuilt in 1960 as part of the quadruplication of the line.^[3]

In June 2010, the Queensland Government approved mixed-use development at Milton station, which will see the station covered with office and apartment buildings.^[4]

Milton station will get a new ticketing office, updated public amenities, increased visibility across platforms and new access points off Milton Road and Railway Terrace. The new apartments are called The Milton Residences & will be a part of Queensland's first transit oriented development.^[5] Work commenced in October 2014.^[6]

Services

Milton station is served by City network Ipswich & Rosewood and Springfield line services.^[7][8]

Services by platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations	Notes
1	Ipswich & Rosewood	Ipswich & Rosewood	Limited direct services to Rosewood, most services require a change of trains at Ipswich[9]
	Springfield	Springfield Central	[9]
2	Ipswich & Rosewood	Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour	[10]
	Springfield	Bowen Hills & Kippa Ring	[10]
		Caboolture & Nambour	Morning peak only[10]
3	Ipswich & Rosewood	Ipswich & Rosewood	Afternoon/Evening peak only, most run express to Darra, stopping only at Indooroopilly Limited direct services to Rosewood, most services require a change of trains at Ipswich[11]
4	Ipswich & Rosewood	Bowen Hills & Caboolture	Peak hours only[12]
		Kippa Ring	Afternoon/Evening Peak Only[12]
	Springfield	Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour
		Kippa Ring

References

1. Milton Centre for the Government of Queensland
2. Northern Link Detailed Feasibility Study page 12 SKM Connell Wagner September 2008
3. "Graceville Railway Station (entry 602717)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
4. Stirling Hinchliffe (11 June 2010). "Minister approves Milton Transit Oriented Development". Queensland Government.
5. Get on track at The Milton The Milton Residences
6. "Work begins on Milton Platform Upgrade" Railway Digest December 2014 page 15
7. Ipswich & Rosewood line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
8. Springfield line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
9. Milton Platform 1 TransLink
10. Milton Platform 2 TransLink
11. Milton Platform 3 TransLink
12. Milton Platform 4 TransLink

External links

• Media related to Milton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Milton station Queensland Rail
• Milton station Queensland's Railways on the Internet