Indooroopilly railway station

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.

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 stationQueensland Rail Queensland RailFollowing station
Taringa
towards Bowen Hills
Ipswich & Rosewood LineChelmer
towards Ipswich or Rosewood
Springfield LineChelmer

History

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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

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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

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PlatformLinesDestinationsExpressNotes
1Ipswich & RosewoodIpswich & Rosewood*[6]
SpringfieldSpringfield Central[6]
2Ipswich & RosewoodBowen Hills[7]
Caboolture & NambourWeekdays: Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[7]
Weekends: Northgate to Petrie[7]
SpringfieldBowen Hills & Doomben1 Mon-Thur afternoon Doomben service only[7]
Kippa-RingBowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction[7]
Caboolture & NambourBowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and NorthgateWeekday afternoons only[7]
3Ipswich & RosewoodIpswich & Rosewood*Outbound: Indooroopilly to Darraevening peak only[8]
4Ipswich & RosewoodBowen Hills & DoombenIndooroopilly to Miltonpeak hours only[9]
Kippa-RingBowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junctionevening peak only[9]
Caboolture & NambourIndooroopilly to Milton (Weekday mornings only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgatepeak hours only[9]
SpringfieldKippa-RingBowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junctionevening peak only[9]
Caboolture & NambourBowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgateevening 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

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  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
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