Kippa-Ring railway station is the terminus of the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line and serves the suburb of Kippa-Ring in City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It features a park & ride facility and local bus stops. A stabling facility, capable of holding 10 six car trains, is located to the west of the station. It opened, together with the rail line, on 4 October 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Kippa-Ring | |||||||||||
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 Station entrance in January 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Lion's Crescent, Kippa-Ring | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°13′31″S 153°04′57″E / 27.2253°S 153.0826°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Redcliffe Peninsula | ||||||||||
| Distance | 40.10 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 400 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600633 (platform 1) 600634 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 3 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 October 2016 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Following an upgrade of Kippa-Ring railway station's car park, the station now has 408 parking spaces, consisting of 396 normal parking spaces, two new family parking spaces, and ten disability parking spaces, eight are located near the grassed area at the entrance to the station, with two of the originally installed spaces still available, with the rest being replaces by the two family parking spots and seven regular parking spots.
Services
editKippa-Ring is served by trains operating to Roma Street and Springfield Central. Some afternoon weekday services continue to Ipswich.[5]
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Roma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich | [6] |
| 2 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Roma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich | [7] |
Bus routes by stop
edit| Stop | Route Number | Destination | Locations/Roads Serving |
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| Stop A[8] | 660 (northbound) | Caboolture station | Rothwell, Deception Bay, Burpengary, Morayfield |
| 660 (southbound) | Redcliffe | Anzac Avenue | |
| 680 (inbound) | Chermside | Rothwell, North Lakes bus station, Kallangur, Petrie station, Lawnton, Strathpine, Bald Hills, Carseldine, Aspley | |
| 680 (outbound) | Redcliffe | Anzac Avenue | |
| 690 (inbound) | Sandgate station | Scarborough, Redcliffe, Oxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp, Brighton | |
| 690 (outbound) | Clontarf (Duffield Road) | Elizabeth Avenue | |
| 694 (drop-off only) | from Redcliffe | Oxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp, Clontarf, Kippa-Ring | |
| 696 (clockwise loop) (drop-off only) | from Redcliffe | Woody Point, Redcliffe Waterfront, Boardman Road | |
| 696 (anti-clockwise loop) (drop-off only) | from Redcliffe | Boardman Road, Redcliffe Waterfront, Woody Point | |
| 698 (drop-off only) | from Rothwell station | Morris Road | |
| 699 (drop-off only) | from Redcliffe | Scarborough, Newport | |
| Stop B[9] | 694 | Redcliffe | Kippa-Ring, Clontarf, Oxley Avenue, Hornibrook Esp |
| 696 (clockwise loop) | Redcliffe | Boardman Road, Redcliffe Waterfront, Woody Point | |
| 696 (anti-clockwise loop) | Redcliffe | Woody Point, Redcliffe Waterfront, Boardman Road | |
| 698 | Rothwell station | Morris Road | |
| 699 | Redcliffe | Newport, Scarborough |
Transport links
editHornibrook Bus Lines operate six routes via Kippa-Ring station:
- 680: Redcliffe to Chermside bus station[10]
- 690: Redcliffe to Sandgate[11]
- 694: to Redcliffe via Clontarf[12]
- 696: to Redcliffe via Woody Point[13]
- 698: to Rothwell station[14]
- 699: to Redcliffe via Scarborough[15]
Kangaroo Bus Lines operates one route to and from Kippa-Ring station:
- 660: to Caboolture station[16]
References
edit- ^ "Kippa-Ring Station Precinct". Moreton Bay Rail. Department of Transport and Main Roads. November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula line opening". Translink. State of Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Redcliffe Peninsula Line opens in Brisbane Archived 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Railway Gazette International 4 October 2016
- ^ Hinchliffe, Stirling (1 April 2020). "First morning of Redcliffe Peninsula Line". Media Statements. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Kippa-Ring Platform 1". TransLink.
- ^ "Kippa-Ring Platform 2". TransLink.
- ^ "Kippa-Ring station Stop A, Kippa-Ring | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Kippa-Ring station Stop B, Kippa-Ring | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Route 680 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 690 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 694 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 696 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 698 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 699 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 660 timetable". Translink.
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