Indooroopilly railway station explained

Indooroopilly
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Railway Avenue, Indooroopilly
Coordinates:-27.5028°N 152.976°W
Distance:7.38 kilometres from Central
Line:Main
Structure:Ground
Platform:4 (2 island)
Opened:14 June 1875
Rebuilt:1960, 2009
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:600295 (platform 1)
600296 (platform 2)
600297 (platform 3)
600298 (platform 4)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 1
Status:Staffed
Former:Witton
Web:Queensland Rail

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.

Services by Platform

PlatformLinesDestinationsExpressNotes
1style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodIpswich & Rosewood*[4]
style=background:#1e90ffSpringfieldSpringfield Central
2Ipswich & RosewoodBowen Hills[5]
Caboolture & NambourWeekdays: Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate
Weekends: Northgate to Petrie
Springfield1 Mon-Thur afternoon Doomben service only
Kippa-RingBowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction
Caboolture & NambourBowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and NorthgateWeekday afternoons only
3style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodIpswich & Rosewood*Outbound: Indooroopilly to Darraevening peak only[6]
4Ipswich & RosewoodIndooroopilly to Miltonpeak hours only[7]
Kippa-RingBowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junctionevening peak only
Caboolture & NambourIndooroopilly to Milton (Weekday mornings only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgatepeak hours only
SpringfieldBowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junctionevening peak only
Caboolture & NambourBowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgateevening peak only
*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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Meadows, Jane. Brisbane's Western Suburbs: our heritage in focus. 1994. State Library of Queensland Foundation. 0-7242-6077-3. 91.
  2. 13 July 2015.
  3. http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=62194 Indooroopilly station goes green in $26.5 million revamp
  4. Indooroopilly Platform 1
  5. Indooroopilly Platform 2
  6. Indooroopilly Platform 3
  7. Indooroopilly Platform 4