Ipswich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station in May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bell Street,Ipswich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°36′47″S152°45′37″E / 27.6130°S 152.7603°E /-27.6130; 152.7603 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 19 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 38.64 kilometres fromCentral | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Queensland Rail Translink timetable information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1865; 160 years ago (1865) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1887; 138 years ago (1887), 1978; 47 years ago (1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ipswich railway station is located on theMain line inQueensland, Australia. It serves the urban centre ofIpswich.
The first railway station opened in Ipswich in 1865. It was the first railway station built inQueensland, as the first terminus for the 34 kilometre section of theMain line fromGrandchester.[1][2][3] In 1887, the station was completely rebuilt.[4]
Two pieces of associated historic railway infrastructure are the:
The cabin, turnable, rail bridge and railway workshops are all listed on theQueensland Heritage Register.
The now-closedDugandan railway line split from the Main Line railway at Ipswich.
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 theair rights.[2] On 20 September 1980, the line waselectrified fromDarra. The last remaining old platform and buildings were demolished in 1985.
Ipswich is served mainly by trains to and fromCaboolture andNambour, and is the terminus for theRosewood 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 pastPetrie toKippa-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 reachCentral, and 58 minutes to reach Central on an off-peak all-stations service.[5]
Ipswich is also served byQueensland Rail Travel's twice weeklyWestlander service travelling betweenBrisbane andCharleville.[9]
The station has two island platforms. One (Platforms 3 and 4) is usually only used during peak periods.
Westside Bus Company operates nine bus routes from the Bell Street bus station, directly adjacent to Ipswich station:
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