Ipswich is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Ipswich/Rosewood line. It opened in 1865 and serves the urban centre of Ipswich. It is an underground station, featuring two island platforms with two faces each.
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.Photograph of Ipswich railway station circa 1965 Bonzle Digital Atlas of AustraliaIpswich History Time Line City of IpswichIpswich Centre for the Government of Queensland In 1887, the station was completely rebuilt."Book of Views" published by Macfarlane & Sons
Two pieces of associated historic railway infrastructure 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.
The now-closed Dugandan 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 the air rights. On 20 September 1980, the line was electrified from Darra. The last remaining old platform and buildings were demolished in 1985.
Platforms and services Ipswich is served mainly by trains to and from Caboolture and Nambour, and is the terminus for the Rosewood shuttles. Some inbound services originate from Rosewood in the morning on-peak, and some outbound services continue to Rosewood in the afternoon peak.
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. During weekday morning on-peak times, the trains also run express from Darra to Milton, stopping only at Indooroopilly. Some weekday services continue past Petrie to Kippa-Ring instead of Caboolture or Nambour.
During morning on-peak times (6:00 am – 8:30 am, Monday to Friday), city bound services depart every six minutes at best, and during afternoon peak times (3:30 pm – 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday), terminating services arrive every 12 minutes at best. 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. Weekday morning on-peak express services take 50 minutes to reach Central, and 58 minutes to reach Central on an off-peak all-stations service.
Ipswich is also served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville.
Ipswich platform arrangement Platform Line Destination Notes 1 Roma Street (to Caboolture and Nambour/Gympie North lines) 2 Rosewood Roma Street (to Caboolture and Nambour/Gympie North lines) 3 Rosewood Roma Street (to Caboolture and Nambour/Gympie North lines) 4 Roma Street (to Caboolture and Nambour/Gympie North lines)
Transport links Westside Bus Company operates nine bus routes from the Bell Street bus station, directly adjacent to Ipswich station: 500: Riverlink Shopping Centre to Goodna 502: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre via Blackstone 503: Bundamba to Riverlink Shopping Centre via Eastern Heights 506: Riverlink Shopping Centre to Leichardt & One Mile 509: Yamanto to Riverlink Shopping Centre 512: Brassall to Riverlink Shopping Centre 514: Moores Pocket to Booval 515: Brassall to Yamanto & Willowbank 529: to Toogoolawah via Lowood
References
External links
Ipswich station Queensland Rail Ipswich station Queensland's Railways on the Internet [ Ipswich station] Translink travel information