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 the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Geography Caboolture is ...

in the

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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

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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 Citytrain network services to

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, many continuing to

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

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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 ''

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'', ''

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'' and the

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and Rockhamption '' Tilt Trains''.

Services by platform

Bus routes by stop

The following bus routes services Caboolture railway station:

Transport links

Caboolture Bus Lines operate nine routes to and from Caboolture station: *640: to Woorim/

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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

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and

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

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on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Kinetic operate a Sunshine Coast University service during school terms.

References

External links

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