Kippa-Ring railway station explained

Kippa-Ring
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Lion's Crescent, Kippa-Ring
Distance:40.10 kilometres from Central
Line:Redcliffe Peninsula
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Parking:400 spaces
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code: (platform 1)
(platform 2)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 3

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.

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#1e90ffRedcliffe PeninsulaRoma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich[5]
2style=background:#1e90ffRedcliffe PeninsulaRoma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich[6]

Bus routes by stop

StopRoute NumberDestinationLocations/Roads Serving
Stop A[7] 660 (northbound)Caboolture stationRothwell, Deception Bay, Burpengary, Morayfield
660 (southbound)RedcliffeAnzac Avenue
680 (inbound)ChermsideRothwell, North Lakes bus station, Kallangur, Petrie station, Lawnton, Strathpine, Bald Hills, Carseldine, Aspley
680 (outbound)RedcliffeAnzac Avenue
690 (inbound)Sandgate stationScarborough, Redcliffe, Oxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp, Brighton
690 (outbound)Clontarf (Duffield Road)Elizabeth Avenue
694 (drop-off only)from RedcliffeOxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp, Clontarf, Kippa-Ring
696 (clockwise loop) (drop-off only)from RedcliffeWoody Point, Redcliffe Waterfront, Boardman Road
696 (anti-clockwise loop) (drop-off only)from RedcliffeBoardman Road, Redcliffe Waterfront, Woody Point
698 (drop-off only)from Rothwell stationMorris Road
699 (drop-off only)from RedcliffeScarborough, Newport
Stop B[8] 694RedcliffeKippa-Ring, Clontarf, Oxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp
696 (clockwise loop)RedcliffeBoardman Road, Redcliffe Waterfront, Woody Point
696 (anti-clockwise loop)RedcliffeWoody Point, Redcliffe Waterfront, Boardman Road
698Rothwell stationMorris Road
699RedcliffeNewport, Scarborough

Transport links

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kippa-Ring Station Precinct. Moreton Bay Rail. Department of Transport and Main Roads. 1 April 2015. November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403093700/http://tmr.qld.gov.au/Projects/Featured-projects/Moreton-Bay-Rail/Publications.aspx. 3 April 2015. live.
  2. Web site: Redcliffe Peninsula line opening. Translink. State of Queensland. 3 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003211833/http://translink.com.au/about-translink/projects-and-initiatives/moreton-bay-rail-link. 3 October 2016. live.
  3. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/redcliffe-peninsula-line-opens-in-brisbane.html Redcliffe Peninsula Line opens in Brisbane
  4. Web site: First morning of Redcliffe Peninsula Line. Hinchliffe. Stirling. Stirling Hinchliffe. 1 April 2020. Media Statements. Queensland Government. en-AU. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200401132910/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2016/10/4/first-morning-of-redcliffe-peninsula-line. 1 April 2020. 2020-04-01.
  5. Web site: [{{Translink stop|600633/timetable}} Kippa-Ring Platform 1]. TransLink.
  6. Web site: [{{Translink stop|600634/timetable}} Kippa-Ring Platform 2]. TransLink.
  7. Web site: Kippa-Ring station Stop A, Kippa-Ring Translink . 2023-06-18 . Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads . en.
  8. Web site: Kippa-Ring station Stop B, Kippa-Ring Translink . 2022-08-03 . Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads . en.