QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
Spring Bluff Railway Station today is a heritage listed site located on the main railway line between Ipswich and Toowoomba. Its significance stems from 140 years of railway history and the attraction of its beautiful landscaped gardens.
The Spring Bluff Railway Station site is maintained by a Trust (Spring Bluff Railway Station Trust) made up of Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Toowoomba Regional Council and Queensland Rail. From 1995, the Spring Bluff Railway Station Trust Management Committee was formalised with the responsibility for co-ordinating and directing management activities and ensuring that such activities contribute to the preservation of the site without compromising the site’s historic and intrinsic values.
Cr Janice Holstein Chairperson of Spring Bluff Railway Station Trust with Caretaker Craig Ritchie celebrating their win in the 2011 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.
The two Councils provide funds to the management committee to manage and maintain the historic buildings, facilities and gardens. A caretaker lives onsite to maintain the wonderful gardens for the enjoyment of visitors.
Bookings are taken year-round for weddings and wedding photos alike for a small fee, with the location chosen by many brides for it picturesque setting. A cafe operates onsite from Friday to Sunday with Devonshire Tea a specialty.
In 2005 the buildings at the Station were all repainted to their original heritage colours. In the 1970’s, Queensland Rail introduced steam train excursions from Toowoomba to Spring Bluff in response to public interest in the prize winning gardens during Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers. Today diesel hauled trains run twice daily during Carnival week from Toowoomba to Spring Bluff.
NOTE: Due to the historic and undulating nature of the site, it is not
wheelchair accessible.