Chelmer railway station, Brisbane
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Chelmer Station is a railway station in Chelmer
Chelmer, Queensland
Chelmer is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 7 km west of the Brisbane CBD on the Brisbane River. Chelmer is zoned as a residential area, and consists of low-density housing. It has many fine Queenslanders, characterised by wooden verandahs, wide stairways and roofing of...

, a 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...

, 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.

History

Chelmer Station opened north of it's current location in 1876 as Oxley's Point. In 1888, the station was renamed Riverton. A siding was built at the current station location in 1881, which was later converted into Chelmer Station in 1889. Riverton Station was closed that same year.

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