Toowong railway station, Brisbane
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Toowong railway station is a railway station in Toowong
Toowong, Queensland
Toowong is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 5 km west of the Brisbane CBD. At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village and several office buildings...

, a southwestern suburb of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, the state capital of Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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, on the Ipswich and Rosewood
Ipswich and Rosewood railway line
The Ipswich and Rosewood line is a suburban railway line extending southwest from the Brisbane CBD.-Route and stations:Most services originate in Ipswich and stop at all stations to Bowen Hills railway station. The typical travel time between Ipswich and Brisbane City is approximately 58 minutes...

 and Springfield lines.

The station falls in a transition precinct between Zone 1 and Zone 2 of the TransLink
TransLink (South East Queensland)
The TransLink Transit Authority is the authority introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 as a section of Queensland Transport to coordinate and integrate rail, bus and ferry services. TransLink works with Airtrain, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane Ferries, QR Citytrain and 17 other...

 integrated public transport
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 system.

The station is under the Toowong Village
Toowong Village, Queensland
Toowong Village is a building situated at the centre of the Brisbane suburb of Toowong, Queensland, Australia, on the block of land bounded by Coronation Drive, High Street and Sherwood Road. The blue glass office tower is a prominent landmark visible from Toowong and surrounding suburbs.Opened in...

 shopping centre, as it was built-over in the 1986s to harness the airspace for commercial opportunity . The station provides access to the cafe and shopping precinct, as well as the Regatta
Regatta Hotel, Brisbane
The Regatta Hotel is an historic hotel located on the corner of Coronation Drive and Sylvan Road in Brisbane, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Toowong and faces the Brisbane River. The three-storey hotel contained accommodation on the upper two floors and a public bar and lounge area on...

 and Royal Exchange
Royal Exchange Hotel, Brisbane
The Royal Exchange Hotel, or 'RE' as it is known locally is a popular pub at the centre of Toowong, Brisbane on High Street.-Current:The Royal Exchange Hotel is a popular with local office workers and also University of Queensland students due to its proximity to the university. 'I would rather be...

 hotels nearby. It is the closest station to the St Lucia
St Lucia, Queensland
St Lucia is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 4 km south-west of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is bordered on three sides by the Brisbane River and is dominated by the main campus of the University of Queensland.-History:...

 campus of the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...

.

History

The railway west of Brisbane, brought significant growth to suburbs close to the city such as Toowong. The station was first opened on the 14 June 1875, the same date the first Toowong Post Office building was opened. The station was submerged during the 1893 floods.

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