Indooroopilly railway station

Indooroopilly
Northbound view from Platform 2 in June 2012
General information
LocationRailway Avenue, Indooroopilly
Coordinates27°30′10″S 152°58′34″E / 27.5028°S 152.9760°E / -27.5028; 152.9760
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Main
Distance7.38 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600295 (platform 1)
600296 (platform 2)
600297 (platform 3)
600298 (platform 4)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened14 June 1875
Rebuilt1960, 2009
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesWitton
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Taringa
towards Bowen Hills
 Ipswich & Rosewood Line Chelmer
towards Ipswich or Rosewood
Springfield Line Chelmer
towards Springfield Central

Indooroopilly railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Indooroopilly. Immediately south of the station, the line crosses the Brisbane River via the Albert Bridge.

History

Indooroopilly station opened on 14 June 1875 as Witton.[1] It was renamed Indooroopilly in 1879. The line through Indooroopilly was duplicated in June 1886.[2]

The station was rebuilt in 1960 as part of the quadruplication of the line.[2] In July 2007, a project began to upgrade the station. It was completed in January 2009.[3]

Services

Indooroopilly is served by Citytrain network services operating from Nambour, Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Bowen Hills to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.[4][5]

Services by Platform

Platform Lines Destinations Express Notes
1 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood* [6]
Springfield Springfield Central [6]
2 Ipswich & Rosewood Bowen Hills [7]
Caboolture & Nambour Weekdays: Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate [7]
Weekends: Northgate to Petrie [7]
Springfield Bowen Hills & Doomben 1 Mon-Thur afternoon Doomben service only[7]
Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction [7]
Caboolture & Nambour Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate Weekday afternoons only[7]
3 Ipswich & Rosewood Ipswich & Rosewood* Outbound: Indooroopilly to Darra evening peak only[8]
4 Ipswich & Rosewood Bowen Hills & Doomben Indooroopilly to Milton peak hours only[9]
Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction evening peak only[9]
Caboolture & Nambour Indooroopilly to Milton (Weekday mornings only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate peak hours only[9]
Springfield Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction evening peak only[9]
Caboolture & Nambour Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate evening peak only[9]

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

References

  1. ^ Meadows, Jane (1994). Brisbane's Western Suburbs: our heritage in focus. State Library of Queensland Foundation. p. 91. ISBN 0-7242-6077-3.
  2. ^ a b "Graceville Railway Station (entry 602717)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ Indooroopilly station goes green in $26.5 million revamp Queensland Government 11 January 2009
  4. ^ a b "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b Indooroopilly Platform 1 TransLink
  7. ^ a b c d e f Indooroopilly Platform 2 TransLink
  8. ^ Indooroopilly Platform 3 TransLink
  9. ^ a b c d e Indooroopilly Platform 4 TransLink