Ipswich railway station, Queensland
Ipswich railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the urban centre of Ipswich.
Ipswich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station in May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bell Street, Ipswich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′47″S 152°45′37″E / 27.6130°S 152.7603°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 19 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 38.64 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 77 bays | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600347 (platform 1) 600348 (platform 2) 600349 (platform 3) 600350 (platform 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Translink timetable information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1887, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
The first railway station opened in Ipswich in 1865. It was the first railway station built in Queensland, as the first terminus for the 34 kilometre section of the Main line from Grandchester.[1][2][3] In 1887, the station was completely rebuilt.[4]
Two pieces of associated historic railway infrastructure are the:
- Railway Signal Cabin and Turntable which enabled trains to be turned onto different railway lines
- Bremer River Rail Bridge which connected the station to the North Ipswich Railway Workshops
The cabin, turnable, rail bridge and railway workshops are all listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
In 1978, a large office and retail complex (currently known as Ipswich Central Plaza) was built above the station and spanning both sides of Bell Street following the sale of the air rights.[2] On 20 September 1980, the line was electrified from Darra. The last remaining old platform and buildings were demolished in 1985.
Services edit
Ipswich is served mainly by trains to and from Caboolture and Nambour, and is the terminus for the Rosewood shuttles. Some inbound services originate from Rosewood in the morning on-peak, and some outbound services continue to Rosewood in the afternoon peak.[5]
The Caboolture and Nambour trains outside of peak times typically stop all stations to Bowen Hills, then run express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping only at Eagle Junction and Northgate.[6][7] During weekday morning on-peak times, the trains also run express from Darra to Milton, stopping only at Indooroopilly.[5] Some weekday services continue past Petrie to Kippa-Ring instead of Caboolture or Nambour.[5]
During morning on-peak times (6:00 am – 8:30 am, Monday to Friday),[8] city bound services depart every six minutes at best,[5] and during afternoon peak times (3:30 pm – 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday),[8] terminating services arrive every 12 minutes at best.[5] During off-peak times, Caboolture and Nambour services depart and arrive at half hourly intervals, with every second train being met by a Rosewood shuttle train.[5] Weekday morning on-peak express services take 50 minutes to reach Central, and 58 minutes to reach Central on an off-peak all-stations service.[5]
Ipswich is also served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville.[9]
Services by platform edit
The station has two island platforms. One (Platforms 3 and 4) is usually only used during peak periods.
Services by platform edit
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Express | Notes |
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| 1 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour | Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (morning peak only), and from Bowen Hills to Petrie railway station, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[5] | [10] |
| Kippa-Ring | Bowen Hills to Northgate, stopping at Eagle Junction[11] | Three weekday afternoon services only[10] | ||
| 2 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Rosewood | Most weekday and all weekend services[12] | |
| Caboolture | Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (morning peak only), and from Bowen Hills to Petrie railway station, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[5][6][7] | Two weekday morning services to Caboolture only[12] | ||
| 3 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Rosewood | Some morning and afternoon peak services only[13] | |
| Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour | Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (morning peak only), and from Bowen Hills to Petrie railway station, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[5][6][7] | Some morning & afternoon peak services[12] | ||
| 4 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour | Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (morning peak only), and from Bowen Hills to Petrie railway station, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[5][6][7] | Some morning & afternoon peak services[14] |
| Kippa-Ring | Bowen Hills to Northgate, stopping at Eagle Junction[11] | One morning and One afternoon service only |
Transport links edit
Westside Bus Company operates nine bus routes from the Bell Street bus station, directly adjacent to Ipswich station:
- 500: Riverlink Shopping Centre to Goodna[15]
- 502: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre via Blackstone[16]
- 503: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre via Eastern Heights[17]
- 506: Riverlink Shopping Centre to Leichardt & One Mile[18]
- 509: Yamanto to Riverlink Shopping Centre[19]
- 512: Brassall to Riverlink Shopping Centre[20]
- 514: Moores Pocket to Booval[21]
- 515: Brassall to Yamanto & Willowbank[22]
- 529: to Toogoolawah via Lowood[23]
References edit
- ^ Photograph of Ipswich railway station circa 1965 Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia
- ^ a b Ipswich History Time Line City of Ipswich
- ^ Ipswich Centre for the Government of Queensland
- ^ "Book of Views" published by Macfarlane & Sons
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Caboolture Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Off-peak times | TransLink". translink.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Ipswich station, platform 1, Ipswich timetable | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Ipswich station, platform 2, Ipswich timetable | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Ipswich station, platform 3, Ipswich timetable | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Ipswich station, platform 4, Ipswich timetable | Translink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Route 500 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 502 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 503 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 506 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 509 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 512 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 514 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 515 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 529 timetable". Translink.
External links edit
- Media related to Ipswich railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Queensland Rail
- Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Ipswich station Translink travel information