Caboolture is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Caboolture and Sunshine Coast lines. It opened in 1889 and serves the Moreton Bay suburb of Caboolture. It is a ground level station, featuring side platforms.

The station serves as the terminus for the Caboolture line. Long-distance services on the North Coast line, including the Spirit of Queensland, Tilt Train and Spirit of the Outback, stop at Caboolture.

History

thumb|Official opening plaque, 16 November 1985

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. The new station opened on 16 November 1985, while the electrification opened on 28 June 1986.

The Kilcoy line branched off to the north-west. It opened in December 1909, closing in September 1996. An old turntable is located on the eastern side. Extensive stabling sidings exist around the station

Services

Caboolture is the terminating point for all stops from Citytrain network services to Brisbane, many continuing to Ipswich, Rosewood and Springfield Central.

Caboolture is also being run by the Citytrain services,which run from the Nambour and Gympie North that only submit a limited amount of services to Caboolture. 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.

Caboolture is also served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland, Spirit of the Outback and the Bundaberg and Rockhamption Tilt Trains.

Services by platform

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|style=background:#008851|<span style="color:white;">Caboolture</span>

|Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich, Rosewood & Cleveland

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|style=background:#008851|<span style="color:white;">Sunshine Coast</span>

|Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich, Nambour & Gympie North

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|style=background:#008851|<span style="color:white;">Sunshine Coast</span>

|Roma Street, Ipswich & Nambour

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|style=background:#008851|<span style="color:white;">Sunshine Coast</span>

|Ipswich & Nambour

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|649

|Woodford

|Caboolture High School, St Columban’s, Moodlu, Wamuran, Bracalba, D'Aguilar

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|896 (school holidays & weekend only)

|Kilcoy

|St Columban’s, Moodlu, Wamuran, Bracalba, D'Aguilar, Woodford, Stony Creek, Royston

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|Stop B

|660

|640

  • 643: to Bribie Island Park & Ride via Sandstone Point
  • 651: to Morayfield station & Caboolture West
  • 652: to Beachmere
  • 653: to Morayfield station via Bellmere
  • 654: to Morayfield station via Bellmere
  • 655: to Caboolture Hospital
  • 657: to Caboolture North
  • 9999: to Toorbul and Donnybrook (Thursday only)

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

  • 649: to Nambour station

Christensen Bus & Coach operate two routes to and from Caboolture station:

  • 895: to Woodford (school days only)
  • 896: to Kilcoy via Woodford

Purser's Coaches operate a service from Caboolture station to Murgon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Kinetic Sunshine Coast operates a Sunshine Coast University service during school terms.

References

  • Caboolture station Queensland Rail
  • Caboolture station Queensland's Railways on the Internet