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Springfield railway line is a 〔 suburban railway line in Brisbane, Australia which branches from the Ipswich line after Darra railway station. Construction of the line started on and it opened on 2 December 2013. The line was developed along with the widening of the nearby Centenary Highway. ==Construction and opening== Construction of the first stage of the line, to Richlands, started on , with the first sleeper being laid at Darra on the Ipswich line. The line was developed along with the widening of the nearby Centenary Highway from two to four lanes from Darra through to the Logan Motorway. Construction of the first station on the line, Richlands, started on and the line was due to commence service on , with no service from Darra to the City due to scheduled maintenance works on the Ipswich line. Due to the Queensland floods the opening was brought forward to in order to assist travelers from further west who could not utilise the Ipswich line which was out of service due to flooding. On work started on the second stage of the line to Springfield. It was also announced that the station originally proposed as Springfield Lakes station was to be named Springfield, and the station proposed as Springfield station was to be named Springfield Central. The extension to Springfield Central commenced service on 2 December 2013. It has been proposed that the line be extended from its present terminus at Springfield Central to Redbank Plains, Ripley Valley, Yamanto, and Ipswich station.〔Kieran Banks (2 December 2013). (Fast track to growth: Springfield train line is opened ). The Queensland Times. Retrieved 18 February 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Springfield railway line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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