# Caboolture railway station

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

## 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. 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 Citytrain network services to Brisbane, many continuing to Ipswich, Rosewood and Springfield Central.
Caboolture is also served by Citytrain services to Nambour and Gympie North that only call at limited stops south of 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

| Platform | Lines | Destinations |
| 1 | Caboolture | Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich, Rosewood & Cleveland |
| 1 | Sunshine Coast | Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich, Nambour & Gympie North |
| 1 | Traveltrain | Roma Street, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Longreach & Cairns |
| 2 | Caboolture | Roma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich |
| 2 | Sunshine Coast | Roma Street, Ipswich & Nambour |
| 3 | Caboolture | Roma Street, Springfield Central, Ipswich & Rosewood |
| 3 | Sunshine Coast | Ipswich & Nambour |

## Bus routes by stop

The following bus routes services Caboolture railway station:
| Stop | Route Number | Destination | Locations/Roads Serving |
| Stop A | 649 | Nambour | Train Stations between Caboolture and Nambour. Some services run express |
| Stop A | 895 (school days only) | Woodford | Caboolture High School, St Columban’s, Moodlu, Wamuran, Bracalba, D'Aguilar |
| Stop A | 896 (school holidays & weekend only) | Kilcoy | Moodlu, Wamuran, Bracalba, D'Aguilar, Woodford, Stony Creek, Royston |
| Stop A | 896 (school days only) | Kilcoy | St Columban’s, Moodlu, Wamuran, Bracalba, D'Aguilar, Woodford, Stony Creek, Royston |
| Stop B | 660 | Redcliffe | Morayfield, Burpengary, Deception Bay, Rothwell, Kippa-Ring station, Anzac Avenue (Rothwell to Redcliffe) |
| Stop C | 640 | Woorim | Ningi, Bribie Island park ‘n’ ride, Bribie Island Shopping Centre, Bongaree |
| Stop C | 643 | Bribie Island park ‘n’ ride | Sandstone Point |
| Stop C | 651 | Morayfield Shopping Centre | Caboolture North-West |
| Stop C | 652 | Beachmere | Beachmere Road |
| Stop C | 653 | Morayfield station | Bellmere, Caboolture South |
| Stop C | 654 (drop-off only) | from Morayfield station | from Caboolture South, Bellmere |
| Stop C | 655 | Caboolture Hospital (loop) | Caboolture High School, Caboolture TAFE, Caboolture UniSC |
| Stop C | 657 | Caboolture North (loop) | Pumicestone State School |
| Stop C | 9999 (Thursday AM) | Morayfield Shopping Centre | Caboolture Square |
| Stop C | 9999 (Thursday PM) | Toorbul | Donnybrook |

## Transport links

Caboolture Bus Lines operate nine routes to and from Caboolture station:
* 640: to Woorim/Bribie Island via Bribie Island Park & Ride
* 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
* 660: to Redcliffe
Christensen Bus & Coach operate two routes to and from Caboolture station:
* 895: to Woodford (school days only)
* 896: to Kilcoy via Woodford
Coast & Country operate a service to the Queensland University of Technology and TAFE campuses during school terms.
Purser's Coaches operate a service from Caboolture station to Murgon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Kinetic operate a Sunshine Coast University service during school terms.
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