Caboolture railway station is located on the North Coast line in

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, Australia. It serves the urban centre of

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

History

Caboolture Railway Station, Opening Plaque, 29 July 2014

Caboolture station opened in June 1889 as part of the extension of the North Coast Line from

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, which opened in March 1888. As part of the

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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

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is located on the eastern side. Extensive stabling sidings exist around the station

Services

Caboolture is the terminating point for all stops

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services to

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, many continuing to

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and Springfield Central. Caboolture is also served by Citytrain services to

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...

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 Kangaroo Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in the Moreton Bay Region of Brisbane. It operates eight services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner. History In 1978 Daryl Webster purchased Kanga ...

on weekdays between to Nambour as route 649. Caboolture is also served by long-distance

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services; the ''

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'', ''

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'' and the

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and Rockhamption ''

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s''.

Services by platform

Bus routes by stop

The following bus routes services Caboolture railway station:

Transport links

Caboolture Bus Lines Caboolture Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. It operates 12 services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner. History Caboolture Bus Lines was founded in 198 ...

operate nine routes to and from Caboolture station: *640: to

Woorim Woorim is a town and suburb of Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woorim had a population of 1,829 people. Geography Woorim is on the south-eastern corner of Bribie Island, bounded by the Coral Sea to the e ...

/ Bribie Island via Bribie Island Park & Ride *643: to Bribie Island Park & Ride via

Sandstone Point Sandstone Point is a coastal locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sandstone Point had a population of 3,959 people. Geography Sandstone Point is approximately north of Brisbane, located on Caboolture–Bribie I ...

*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 Toorbul is a coastal town and a locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toorbul had a population of 930 people. Geography Toorbul is north of Brisbane. Toorbul is bounded on the east by Pumicestone Channel which s ...

and Donnybrook (Thursday only)

operate two routes to and from Caboolture station: *649: to Nambour station *660: to Redcliffe Christensen Bus & Coach operate one route to and from Caboolture station: *895: to

Kilcoy Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,898 people. Geography The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, ...

via

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From 16 January 2023, Christensen Bus & Coach will operate one additional route to and from Caboolture station: * 896: to

Coast & Country operate a service to the

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and

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campuses during school terms. Purser's Coaches operate a service from Caboolture station to

Murgon Murgon is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,378 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern ...

on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.New time table for bus line
''South Burnett Times'' 27 November 2014

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operate a

Sunshine Coast University The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. After opening with 524 students in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College, it was later renamed the University of the ...

service during school terms.

References

External links

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