Caboolture railway station

Caboolture
Northbound view from Platform 2 in August 2012
Location	Matthew Terrace, Caboolture
Coordinates	27°4′56″S 152°57′11″E / 27.08222°S 152.95306°E / -27.08222; 152.95306 (Caboolture railway station, Brisbane)Coordinates: 27°4′56″S 152°57′11″E / 27.08222°S 152.95306°E / -27.08222; 152.95306 (Caboolture railway station, Brisbane)
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Citytrain
Line(s)	North Coast
Distance	49.57 kilometres from Central
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	675
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	600476 (platform 1) 600477 (platform 2) 600478 (platform 3)
Fare zone	8
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	June 1889
Rebuilt	28 June 1986
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Morayfield toward Roma Street Caboolture Line Terminus Petrie toward Roma Street Sunshine Coast Line Elimbah toward Nambour or Gympie North Bowen Hills toward Roma Street Long distance services Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Brisbane Terminus The Sunlander Nambour toward Cairns Diesel Tilt Train Electric Tilt Train Landsborough toward Rockhampton Spirit of the Outback Nambour toward Longreach

Caboolture railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the urban centre of Caboolture.

History

Caboolture station opened in June 1889 as part of the extension of the North Coast Line from Petrie, which opened in March 1888. As part of the electrification of the line from Petrie, the existing station building was replaced and a new island platform built.^[1] The electrification opened on 28 June 1986.^[2]

An old spur to the north-west to Wamuran is now disused, as is an old turntable on the eastern side. Extensive stabling sidings exist around the station

Services

Caboolture is the terminating point for all stops Citytrain services to Brisbane, many continuing to Ipswich, Rosewood and Springfield Central.^[3]

Caboolture is also served by Citytrain services to Nambour and Gympie North that only call at limited stops south of Caboolture.^[4] To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line north of Beerburrum, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays between to Nambour as route 649.^[5]

Caboolture is also served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland, Spirit of the Outback and the Bundaberg and Rockhamption Tilt Trains.^[6][7][8]

Services by platform

Transport links

Bribie Island Coaches operate two routes to and from Caboolture station:

• 640 to Bribie Island via Bongaree^[12]
• 643 to Bribie Island via Sandstone Point^[12]

Caboolture Bus Lines operate five routes to and from Caboolture station:

• 651 to Caboolture West^[13]
• 652: to Beachmere^[13]
• 653 to Morayfield station^[14]
• 655: to Caboolture Hospital^[13]
• 657: Caboolture North^[13]

Kangaroo Bus Lines operate two routes to and from Caboolture station:

• 649: to Nambour station^[5]
• 660 to Redcliffe^[15]

Purser's Coaches operate a service from Caboolture station to Murgon.^[16]

References

External links

• Media related to Caboolture railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Caboolture station Queensland Rail
• Caboolture station Queensland's Railways on the Internet