Ipswich railway station, Queensland
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Ipswich
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| File:Ipswich Railway Station, Queensland, May 2012.JPG
Station in May 2012
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| Location | Bell Street, Ipswich | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 19 metres | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 38.64 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 77 bays | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600347 (platform 1) 600348 (platform 2) 600349 (platform 3) 600350 (platform 4) |
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| Fare zone | go card 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail TransLink timetable information |
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| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1865 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1887, 1978 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Ipswich railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the urban centre of Ipswich.
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History
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 infastructure 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
Ipswich is served by City network services from Nambour, Caboolture, Petrie and Bowen Hills. Most services terminate at Ipswich although some peak-hour services continue to Rosewood. At other times a shuttle service operates between Ipswich and Rosewood.[5]
Ipswich is also is served by Traveltrain's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville.[6]
Services by platform
The station has two island platforms. One (Platforms 3 and 4) is usually only used during peak periods.
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills & Caboolture | [7] |
| 2 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills & Caboolture | Peak hours only[8] |
| Rosewood | |||
| 3 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills & Caboolture Rosewood |
Peak hours only[9] |
| 4 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills & Caboolture Rosewood |
Peak hours only[10] |
Transport links
Westside Bus Company operates nine routes from the Bell Street bus station, directly adjacent to Ipswich station:
- 500: Riverlink Shopping Centre to Goodna[11]
- 502: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre via Blackstone[12]
- 503: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre via Eastern Heights[12]
- 506: Riverlink Shopping Centre to Leichardt & One Mile[13]
- 509: Yamanto to Riverlink Shopping Centre[12]
- 512: Brassall to Riverlink Shopping Centre[14]
- 514: Moores Pocket to Booval[15]
- 515: Brassall to Yamanto & Willowbank[16]
- 529: to Toogoolawah via Lowood[17]
References
- ↑ Photograph of Ipswich railway station circa 1965 Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ipswich History Time Line City of Ipswich
- ↑ Ipswich Centre for the Government of Queensland
- ↑ "Book of Views" published by Macfarlane & Sons
- ↑ Ipswich & Rosewood line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
- ↑ The Westlander timetable Queensland Rail 1 January 2015
- ↑ Ipswich Platform 1 TransLink
- ↑ Ipswich Platform 2 TransLink
- ↑ Ipswich Platform 3 TransLink
- ↑ Ipswich Platform 4 TransLink
- ↑ Route 500 timetable TransLink 2 December 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Routes 502, 503, 509 timetables TransLink 2 December 2013
- ↑ Route 506 timetable TransLink 2 December 2013
- ↑ Route 512 timetable TransLink 2 December 2013
- ↑ Route 514 timetable TransLink 2 December 2013
- ↑ Route 515 timetable TransLink 2 December 2013
- ↑ Route 529 timetable TransLink 2 December 2013
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Ipswich station Queensland Rail
- Ipswich station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Ipswich station TransLink travel information
