Ipswich/Rosewood line
Section of the line betweenToowong andTaringa
Overview
Website	queenslandrail.com.au
Technical
Track length	57.0 km (35.4 mi)
Number of tracks	4 (Roma Street–Darra) 2 (Darra–Rosewood)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1980–1993
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
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Legend
km Northern lines Exhibition line 2.7 Bowen Hills 1.2 Fortitude Valley 0.0 Central 0.8 Roma Street Exhibition line Beenleigh,Cleveland &Gold Coast lines Hale Street (Inner City Bypass) 2.3 Milton 3.5 Auchenflower 4.5 Toowong 6.0 Taringa 7.4 Indooroopilly Indooroopilly Railway &Albert Bridges overBrisbane River 8.5 Chelmer 9.5 Graceville Zone 1 2 10.7 Sherwood Corinda–Yeerongpilly line 11.6 Corinda 13.3 Oxley 16.0 Darra Springfield line Centenary Highway 20.0 Wacol 21.6 Gailes 23.5 Goodna 26.8 Redbank Zone 2 3 toRedbank Railway Workshops 29.2 Riverview Warrego Highway 30.8 Dinmore 32.2 Ebbw Vale 34.1 Bundamba Swanbank Line 35.5 Booval 37.0 East Ipswich 38.6 Ipswich toWorkshops Rail Museum 40.1 Thomas Street Sadliers Crossing bridge overBremer River 41.6 Wulkuraka Brisbane Valley line 43.9 Karrabin 48.5 Walloon Zone 3 4 52.7 Thagoona Ebenezer coal loop Museum Junction 57.0 Rosewood Main line km

TheIpswich/Rosewood line refers to the section of theMain Line toToowoomba that has a regularsuburbanrail service, extending southwest from theBrisbane central business district. It is part of theQueensland Rail City network.

TheMain Line railway fromIpswich toBrisbane was opened in 1876,^[1] as part of an extension of the first railway line from Ipswich to Bigge's Camp (nowGrandchester) on 31 July 1865.^[2]

Originally built as single track, the section was duplicated from 1885 to 1887, indicating how quickly the traffic volume grew on the line. TheAlbert Bridge was built to accommodate two tracks in 1876, though only one was laid at the time.

The line west of Ipswich was duplicated toWulkuraka in 1902 and to Grandchester (pastRosewood) in 1913.^[3]

The section fromRoma Street toCorinda (11 km (6.8 mi) was quadruplicated in 1963,^[4] and extended toDarra (a further 5 km (3.1 mi)) in 2011, which became the junction for the first section of the newSpringfield line at that time.

The Roma Street–Darra section was the first section electrified in 1979, with the section to Ipswich electrified in 1980.

The line was electrified fromIpswich toRosewood in 1993 while Minister forTransport was the local member.

TheBrisbane Valley railway line, branching from the Main Line afterWulkuraka railway station, was opened toLowood in 1884,Esk in 1886, andYarraman in 1913. Passenger services operated toToogoolawah until 1989, and freight services until closure of the line in sections in 1988 and 1993.

A line toMarburg opened in 1912, branching from the Main Line 380 m (1,250 ft) east ofRosewood railway station. It was closed in sections from 1964 to 1995, and some of it is today theRosewood Railway Museum; the Museum Junction station is at the truncated southern end of the line before Railway Street.

A line to a coal loadingballoon loop atEbenezer was opened in 1990, junctioning from the Main Line west ofThagoona railway station.

The initial section of theSpringfield railway line from Darra toRichlands was opened one week early in January 2011 to assist with transportation when the Main Line between Darra and Ipswich was closed due tosevere flooding. The Richlands–Springfield section opened in 2013.

A new branch line has been proposed on an alignment extending south from Ipswich toYamanto, then east toRipley, and connecting with the Springfield line.^[5]

Most services originate in Ipswich and stop at all stations toBowen Hills railway station. The typical travel time between Ipswich and Brisbane City is approximately 58 minutes (toCentral).^[6] Rosewood services typically act as a shuttle between Rosewood and Ipswich stations, with selected peak direction services continuing through Ipswich. The typical travel time between Rosewood and Ipswich is 18 minutes.^[6]

During weekday peak times, a number of the Ipswich services skip stations betweenDarra andMilton, stopping only atIndooroopilly for faster travel times for commuters working in theBrisbane central business district.

Passengers for/from the Rosewood line change at Ipswich,Beenleigh,Gold Coast andCleveland lines at Roma Street, and all other lines at Bowen Hills.

During times of disruption in the inner south of Brisbane,Beenleigh andGold Coast line trains can be maintained via the Ipswich line, using theCorinda-Yeerongpilly railway line to bypass track closures between South Brisbane and Yeerongpilly.

TheCorinda–Yeerongpilly railway line, also known as the Tennyson line, connects theBeenleigh and Ipswich lines for coal, grain and intermodal freight services to the Port of Brisbane and Acacia Ridge intermodal terminal. It was the only connection between the northern and southern portions of the Brisbane suburban network until theMerivale Bridge opened in 1978. Commuter services were defunct in 2011 due to low patronage.^[7]

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  Section of the line betweenToowong andTaringa
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  Rosewood railway station, 2012
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  Makeshift bridge of railway wagons during the 1890 flood betweenMilton andAuchenflower to allow passengers to reach the city. This photograph was taken in the vicinity of Eagle Terrace looking towards Park Road. (Description supplied with photograph.)

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