SEQ Train Blog - Graceville

I visited Graceville station on 19 June 2018.

Services

Graceville is located on the Ipswich and Springfield lines and is served by all train services travelling from Ipswich and Springfield Central to Bowen Hills with many continuing to Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Nambour. Graceville is located 8.7 km from Roma Street and the approximate travel time is 16 minutes.

Fares

Graceville is located on the boundary of zones 1 and 2 meaning that the fares between Graceville and Roma Street are:

Fares: Zone 1 to Roma Street

History

Graceville station opened in 1876. Between 1885 and 1887, the line through the station was duplicated. In 1959, the current station building opened. The line was electrified through the station to Darra on 17 November 1979. On 12 June 2009, the station was added to the Queensland Heritage Register.

Graceville station was named after the homonymous suburb of Graceville which was named after the daughter of Samuel Grimes who was the local member for Oxley from 1878 to 1902.

Platforms

Graceville station has four platforms consisting of two island platforms. Platform 1 is for outbound services and platform 2 is for inbound services. Platform 3 is for peak Ipswich and Rosewood services and platform 4 is for peak Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Nambour services.

Access

Graceville station has two entrances. One is on Appel Street and the other is on Honour Avenue.

Graceville doesn’t have any disability access.

Bus Connections

There are bus stops nearby on Honour Avenue serving nearby suburbs. The routes serving Graceville station are Great Circle Line services 598 and 599.