Kippa-Ring railway station

Kippa-Ring
Station entrance in January 2017
General information
LocationLion's Crescent, Kippa-Ring
Coordinates27°13′31″S 153°04′57″E / 27.2253°S 153.0826°E / -27.2253; 153.0826 (Kippa-Ring railway station)
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Redcliffe Peninsula
Distance40.10 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking400 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code600633 (platform 1)
600634 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 3
History
Opened4 October 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10-04)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Rothwell
towards Roma Street
Redcliffe Peninsula Line Terminus

Kippa-Ring railway station is the terminus of the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line and serves the suburb of Kippa-Ring in City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It features a park & ride facility and local bus stops. A stabling facility, capable of holding 10 six car trains, is located to the west of the station. It opened, together with the rail line, on 4 October 2016.[1][2][3][4]

Following an upgrade of Kippa-Ring railway station's car park, the station now has 408 parking spaces, consisting of 396 normal parking spaces, two new family parking spaces, and ten disability parking spaces, eight are located near the grassed area at the entrance to the station, with two of the originally installed spaces still available, with the rest being replaces by the two family parking spots and seven regular parking spots.

Services

Kippa-Ring is served by trains operating to Roma Street and Springfield Central. Some afternoon weekday services continue to Ipswich.[5]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Redcliffe Peninsula Roma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich [6]
2 Redcliffe Peninsula Roma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich [7]

Bus routes by stop

Stop Route Number Destination Locations/Roads Serving
Stop A[8] 660 (northbound) Caboolture station Rothwell, Deception Bay, Burpengary, Morayfield
660 (southbound) Redcliffe Anzac Avenue
680 (inbound) Chermside Rothwell, North Lakes bus station, Kallangur, Petrie station, Lawnton, Strathpine, Bald Hills, Carseldine, Aspley
680 (outbound) Redcliffe Anzac Avenue
690 (inbound) Sandgate station Scarborough, Redcliffe, Oxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp, Brighton
690 (outbound) Clontarf (Duffield Road) Elizabeth Avenue
694 (drop-off only) from Redcliffe Oxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp, Clontarf, Kippa-Ring
696 (clockwise loop) (drop-off only) from Redcliffe Woody Point, Redcliffe Waterfront, Boardman Road
696 (anti-clockwise loop) (drop-off only) from Redcliffe Boardman Road, Redcliffe Waterfront, Woody Point
698 (drop-off only) from Rothwell station Morris Road
699 (drop-off only) from Redcliffe Scarborough, Newport
Stop B[9] 694 Redcliffe Kippa-Ring, Clontarf, Oxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp
696 (clockwise loop) Redcliffe Boardman Road, Redcliffe Waterfront, Woody Point
696 (anti-clockwise loop) Redcliffe Woody Point, Redcliffe Waterfront, Boardman Road
698 Rothwell station Morris Road
699 Redcliffe Newport, Scarborough

Hornibrook Bus Lines operate six routes via Kippa-Ring station:

Kangaroo Bus Lines operates one route to and from Kippa-Ring station:

References

  1. ^ "Kippa-Ring Station Precinct". Moreton Bay Rail. Department of Transport and Main Roads. November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula line opening". Translink. State of Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ Redcliffe Peninsula Line opens in Brisbane Archived 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Railway Gazette International 4 October 2016
  4. ^ Hinchliffe, Stirling (1 April 2020). "First morning of Redcliffe Peninsula Line". Media Statements. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Kippa-Ring Platform 1". TransLink.
  7. ^ "Kippa-Ring Platform 2". TransLink.
  8. ^ "Kippa-Ring station Stop A, Kippa-Ring | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Kippa-Ring station Stop B, Kippa-Ring | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Route 680 timetable". Translink.
  11. ^ "Route 690 timetable". Translink.
  12. ^ "Route 694 timetable". Translink.
  13. ^ "Route 696 timetable". Translink.
  14. ^ "Route 698 timetable". Translink.
  15. ^ "Route 699 timetable". Translink.
  16. ^ "Route 660 timetable". Translink.