East Ipswich | ||||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | Merton Street,East Ipswich | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′36″S152°46′30″E / 27.6100°S 152.7750°E /-27.6100; 152.7750 | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||
| Line | Main | |||||||||||
| Distance | 37.02 kilometres fromCentral | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||
| Parking | 258 bays | |||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||
| Station code | 600345 (platform 1) 600346 (platform 2) | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | |||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 1879; 146 years ago (1879) | |||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||
| Previous names | Limestone | |||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||
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East Ipswich railway station is located on theMain line inQueensland, Australia. It serves the suburb ofEast Ipswich inCity of Ipswich. It opened in 1879 as Limestone, being renamed East Ipswich in 1892.[1][2]
East Ipswich is served by trains operating to and fromIpswich andRosewood. Most city-bound services run toCaboolture andNambour, with some morning peak trains terminating atBowen Hills.[3] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run toKippa-Ring.[3] East Ipswich is two minutes from Ipswich and 56 minutes on an all-stops train fromCentral.[3]
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Express | Notes |
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| 1 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Ipswich andRosewood* | All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich.[3][4] | |
| 2 | Ipswich and Rosewood | Bowen Hills,Caboolture andNambour | Darra toMilton, stopping atIndooroopilly (Weekday mornings only) and express fromBowen Hills toPetrie, stopping atEagle Junction andNorthgate[5][6][7] | [3][7] |
| Kippa-Ring | Bowen Hills toNorthgate stopping only atEagle 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]
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