Ebbw Vale railway station, Ipswich

Ebbw Vale railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Ebbw Vale in the City of Ipswich. It opened as St Helens, being renamed Ebbwvale in 1910.[1] The name was hyphenated to Ebbw-vale and officially called Ebbw Vale by 1928.[2]

Ebbw Vale
South-west bound view from Platform 2
in September 2012
LocationBrisbane Road, Ebbw Vale
Coordinates27.6034°S 152.8221°E / -27.6034; 152.8221
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byCity network
Line(s)Main
Distance32.23 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking72 bays
Other information
Station code600339 (platform 1)
600340 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 3
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSt Helens
Ebbwvale
Ebbw-vale
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Dinmore
towards Bowen Hills
 Ipswich & Rosewood Line Bundamba
towards Ipswich or Rosewood

Services

Ebbw Vale 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] Ebbw Vale is nine minutes from Ipswich and 49 minutes on an all-stops train from Central.[3]

Services by platform
Platform Line Destinations Express Notes
1 Ipswich and Rosewood Ipswich and Rosewood* All outbound services stop or terminate at Ipswich.[3][4]
2 Ipswich and Rosewood Bowen Hills, Caboolture and Nambour Darra to Milton, stopping at Indooroopilly (Weekday mornings only) and express from Bowen Hills to Petrie, stopping at Eagle Junction and Northgate[5][6][7] [3][7]
Kippa-Ring Bowen Hills to Northgate stopping only at Eagle Junction[8] Weekday afternoons only[3][7]

*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56 am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.[3]

References
  1. "Naming Railway Stations". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Trove.
  2. "Along the Ipswich Line. Ebbw Vale, Dinmore and Riverview". The Brisbane Courier. 12 May 1928. p. 13.
  3. "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  4. Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Ebbw Vale station, platform 1 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. "Caboolture Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  6. "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  7. Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Ebbw Vale station, platform 2 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. "Redcliffe Peninsula Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
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