Frassifern branch

The Fassifern branch line was a historical branch railway in South East Queensland, consisting of the opening from Ipswich to Harrisville and the final extension to Dugandan.

Line History

  • First section: Opened from Ipswich to Harrisville on 10 July 1882.
  • Final completion: Extended to Dugandan on 12 September 1887.
  • Closure: Shut down completely on 30 June 1964 due to lack of traffic.
  • Junction: Branched off the Toowoomba line about 1km west of Ipswich station.

Fassifern railway line stations

The below table (regenerated from wikipedia) details the distances, station names, lat/long coordinates and elevations. On a mobile device the lat/long and elevation data has been removed from view in order to minimise clutter to the table. [1]

Distance Name Lat/Long Altitude
24 miles 07 chains (38.8 km) from Brisbane Ipswich railway station 27.6131°S 152.7606°E 62 feet (19 m)
  Fassifern Junction where the Dugandan line splits from the Main Line railway 27.61551°S 152.74947°E  
0 miles 50 chains (1.0 km) from Ipswich Shillito & Sons siding    
0 miles 50 chains (1.0 km) from Ipswich Spanns siding    
1 miles 24 chains (2.1 km) from Ipswich Little Ipswich railway station 27.6216°S 152.7504°E 97 feet (30 m)
1 miles 40 chains (2.4 km) from Ipswich Noble Vale No 6. Colliery siding    
1 miles 69 chains (3.0 km) from Ipswich Cattle siding    
2 miles 14 chains (3.5 km) from Ipswich Churchill railway station 27.633143°S 152.748333°E 77 feet (23 m)
5 miles 21 chains (8.5 km) from Ipswich Loamside railway station 27.6711°S 152.7364°E 155 feet (47 m)
7 miles 71 chains (12.7 km) from Ipswich Hampstead railway station 27.69364°S 152.73846°E 118 feet (36 m)
8 miles 07 chains (13.0 km) from Ipswich Purga railway station 27.71008°S 152.73864°E 162 feet (49 m)
9 miles 73 chains (16.0 km) from Ipswich Goolman railway station 27.7365°S 152.7416°E 137 feet (42 m)
10 miles 67 chains (17.4 km) from Ipswich Hillside railway station 27.7497°S 152.7367°E 154 feet (47 m)
11 miles 68 chains (19.1km) from Ipswich Rockton railway station 27.7639°S 152.7380°E 155 feet (47 m)
12 miles 73 chains (20.8 km) from Ipswich Peak Crossing railway station 27.7770°S 152.7336°E 165 feet (50 m)
13 miles 72 chains (22.4 km) from Ipswich Flinders railway station 27.7886°S 152.7217°E 247 feet (75 m)
15 miles 77 chains (25.7 km) from Ipswich Churchbank railway station 27.7891°S 152.6916°E 155 feet (47 m)
18 miles 50 chains (30.0 km) from Ipswich Harrisville railway station 27.8110°S 152.6666°E 179 feet (55 m)
20 miles 54 chains (33.3 km) from Ipswich Wilsons Plains railway station 27.8362°S 152.6556°E 188 feet (57 m)
22 miles 09 chains (35.6 km) from Ipswich Radford railway station 27.8541°S 152.6437°E 194 feet (59 m)
23 miles 64 chains (38.3 km) from Ipswich Munbilla railway station 27.873611°S 152.657778°E 278 feet (85 m)
  Junction with Mount Edwards railway line 27.87392°S 152.65792°E  
25 miles 12 chains (40.5 km) from Ipswich Anthony railway station 27.8836°S 152.6731°E 398 feet (121 m)
27 miles 14 chains (43.7 km) from Ipswich Blantyre railway station 27.9056°S 152.6832°E 543 feet (166 m)
28 miles 05 chains (45.2 km) from Ipswich Roadvale railway station 27.9164°S 152.6839°E 554 feet (169 m)
29 miles 07 chains (46.8 km) from Ipswich Kulgun railway station 27.9314°S 152.6831°E 570 feet (170 m)
30 miles 41 chains (49.1 km) from Ipswich Teviotville railway station 27.9472°S 152.6867°E 600 feet (180 m)
32 miles 45 chains (52.4 km) from Ipswich Hoya railway station 27.9706°S 152.6891°E 427 feet (130 m)
34 miles 65 chains (56.0 km) from Ipswich Boonah railway station 27.9969°S 152.6816°E 332 feet (101 m)
35 miles 28 chains (56.9 km) from Ipswich Dugandan railway station 28.0039°S 152.6777°E 299 feet (91 m)

Station images

Below are a few images depicting the Fassifern Railway Staions:


  • [1] Wikipedia - Dugandan railway line
  • [2] Series: 145 No. 131 S.E.1 Shelf 100/9 Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich

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