Ebbw Vale railway station, Ipswich
Ebbw Vale railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Ebbw Vale in the City of Ipswich. It opened as St Helens, being renamed Ebbwvale in 1910.[1] The name was hyphenated to Ebbw-vale and officially called Ebbw Vale by 1928.[2]
Ebbw Vale | |||||||||||
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South-west bound view from Platform 2 in September 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Brisbane Road, Ebbw Vale | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′12″S 152°49′20″E / 27.6034°S 152.8221°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.23 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 72 bays | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 600339 (platform 1) 600340 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | St Helens Ebbwvale Ebbw-vale | ||||||||||
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Services edit
Ebbw Vale is served by trains operating to and from Ipswich and Rosewood. Most city-bound services run to Caboolture and Nambour, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills.[3] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring.[3] Ebbw Vale is nine minutes from Ipswich and 49 minutes on an all-stops train from Central.[3]
Services by platform edit
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Express | Notes |
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| 1 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Ipswich and Rosewood* | All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich.[3][4] | |
| 2 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Caboolture and Nambour | Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (Weekday mornings only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[5][6][7] | [3][7] |
| Kippa-Ring | Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction[8] | Weekday afternoons only[3][7] |
*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56 am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Naming Railway Stations". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Along the Ipswich Line. Ebbw Vale, Dinmore and Riverview". The Brisbane Courier. 12 May 1928. p. 13.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Ebbw Vale station, platform 1 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Caboolture Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Ebbw Vale station, platform 2 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
External links edit
- Media related to Ebbw Vale railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Queensland Rail
- Queensland's Railways on the Internet