East Ipswich railway station

East Ipswich railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of East Ipswich in City of Ipswich. It opened in 1879 as Limestone, being renamed East Ipswich in 1881.[1]

East Ipswich
Westbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012
LocationMerton Street, East Ipswich
Coordinates27.6100°S 152.7750°E / -27.6100; 152.7750
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byCity network
Line(s)Main
Distance37.02 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking258 bays
Other information
Station code600345 (platform 1)
600346 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 3
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1879
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesLimestone
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Bowen Hills
 Ipswich & Rosewood Line
Ipswich
toward Rosewood

Services

East Ipswich is served by trains operating to and from Ipswich and Rosewood. Most city-bound services run to Caboolture and Nambour, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills.[2] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring.[2] East Ipswich is two minutes from Ipswich and 56 minutes on an all-stops train from Central.[2]

Services by platform
Platform Line Destinations Express Notes
1 Ipswich and Rosewood Ipswich and Rosewood* All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich.[2][3]
2 Ipswich and Rosewood Bowen Hills, Caboolture and Nambour Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (Weekday mornings only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[4][5][6] [2][6]
Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction[7] Weekday afternoons only[2][6]

*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.[2]

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References
  1. East Ipswichl Centre for the Government of Queensland
  2. "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  3. Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "East Ipswich station, platform 1 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. "Caboolture Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  5. "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  6. Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "East Ipswich station, platform 2 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
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