East Ipswich railway station
Railway station in Queensland, Australia
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East Ipswich is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Ipswich/Rosewood line. It opened in 1879 and serves the Ipswich suburb of East Ipswich. It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms.
LocationMerton Street, East Ipswich
Coordinates27.6100°S 152.7750°E
OwnerQueensland Rail
OperatorQueensland Rail
East Ipswich | ||||||||||||
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Westbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | Merton Street, East Ipswich | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.6100°S 152.7750°E | |||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||
| Line | Ipswich/Rosewood | |||||||||||
| Distance | 37.02 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||
| Parking | 258 bays | |||||||||||
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| Station code | 600345 (platform 1) 600346 (platform 2) | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 3 | |||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 1879 | |||||||||||
| Former names | Limestone | |||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||
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History
Platforms and services
East Ipswich is served by trains operating to and from Ipswich and Rosewood. Most city-bound services run to Caboolture and Nambour, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills.[3] Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring.[3] East Ipswich is two minutes from Ipswich and 56 minutes on an all-stops train from Central.[3]
| East Ipswich platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | Ipswich/Rosewood | Ipswich or Rosewood | |
| 2 | Ipswich/Rosewood | Roma Street (to Caboolture and Sunshine Coast lines) | |
