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Caboolture railway station is on the North Coast railway line in Caboolture, north of Brisbane the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.
Originally opened in the 1880s, the rebuilt Caboolture station was opened in 1986 to coincide with the stage 4 mainline electrification between Petrie and Caboolture in preparation for the Mainline electrification between Brisbane and Rockhampton in 1988. Caboolture is the terminus for Caboolture line services. Its three letter station code is 'CAB'.
The station is in Zone 8 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. The station is the main rail/bus interchange for TransLink's Northern Region and is served by bus connections to the surrounding areas of Caboolture. It is also the southern terminus for the off-peak Nambour-Caboolture railbus, which operates in addition to the Nambour train service in the off-peak.
This station is also served by daily Traveltrain services.
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There is an infrequently-used old turntable in the eastern stabling yard, retained for use of steam train excursions and diesel locomotive tuition as well as turning of track recording machines.
The current station layout has a western stabling yard, built in 1995 with three electrified roads, two capable of stowing four three-car electric units with the third electrified road holding only two three-car electric units. The non-electrified Wamuran road was realigned against the station fence and is used to stow diesel locomotives and track machines.
The Eastern Stabling Yard has four electrified roads two each holding two three-car electric multiple units and two holding three three-car electric units. The eastern most road leads onto the turntable. The eastern yard was track circuited and electrified in 1995 at the same time the western yard was constructed. There is an electrified shunting straight on the southern end of platform three to enable shunting from the eastern yard.
The Kilcoy branch line opened in the late 19th century between Caboolture and Kilcoy. The stations along the line were Moodlu, Wamuran, Bracalba, D'Aguilar, Woodford, Neurum, Royston, Villenueve, and Kilcoy.
The line was closed in July 1964 back to Wamuran, with the track lifted the year after except for approximately half a kilometer from Wamuran station for shunting. Until the late 1990s, the two main commodities sourced were pineapples for the Golden Circle cannery, and ballast from the Moodlu Ballast pit. The Wamuran line has been disused since the 1990s. In January 2008, the Beerburrum Road level crossing at Caboolture was totally removed as part of the Beerburrum Road widening. Although the railway line on the approach to Moodlu was partially covered during the construction of the King Street and D'Aguilar Highway interchange, provision was made for a rail underpass.
During World War II, Caboolture was a staging post for the 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion troops from the surrounding districts who traveled to Owen Stanley - Kakoda Trail campaign to Gona in Papua New Guinea. There are a number of plaques of dedication on Caboolture Station's walls, commemorating their services to the country. There is also evidence in the Wamuran Public Hall that troops also answered the call to service at Caboolture during World War I.
| Platform | Line | Destination | Notes |
| 1 | Nambour, Cooroy, Gympie North Traveltrain |
Nambour, Cooroy and Gympie North North and Central Queensland |
All stations All stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2* | Caboolture Nambour, Cooroy, Gympie North Nambour, Cooroy, Gympie North |
Brisbane city continuing to Ipswich Brisbane city Nambour |
All stations Express All stations |
| 3* | Caboolture Nambour, Cooroy, Gympie North |
Brisbane city continuing to Ipswich Nambour |
All stations All stations |
* Some peak-hour Nambour services may depart from platforms 2 or 3, check at the station for platform details
The following TransLink bus routes use Caboolture railway station as an interchange:
| 649 | Between Caboolture and Nambour via Australia Zoo RailBus service operating off-peak Monday to Friday by Kangaroo Bus Lines |
| 640 | Between Bribie Island and Caboolture Station via Woorim, Sandstone Point and Ningi Link service operating every day by Bribie Island Coaches |
| 653 | Between Caboolture and Caboolture West via Morayfield and Bellmere All stops service operating every day by Caboolture Bus Lines |
| 654 | Between Caboolture and Morayfield via Caboolture Station All stops service operating every day by Caboolture Bus Lines |
| 655 | Between Caboolture Central and Caboolture Hospital via Caboolture TAFE All stops service operating every day by Caboolture Bus Lines |
| 662 | Between 662 is not a valid origin and 662 is not a valid destination via 662 does not have valid via point(s) 662 is not a valid route type service operating 662 does not have valid operating hours by Kangaroo Bus Lines |
| 652 | Between Caboolture and Beachmere via Caboolture Station All stops service operating Monday to Friday by Caboolture Bus Lines |
| Busways | Inner-Northern Busway • South-East Busway | Proposed Busways | Boggo Road Busway • Eastern Busway • Northern Busway |
| Brisbane Central | Adelaide Street • Cultural Centre • Queen Street | ||
| Brisbane South | Browns Plains Grand Plaza • Garden City | Brisbane North | Aspley • Brookside • Chermside • Toombul |
| Brisbane East | Cannon Hill • Carindale | Brisbane West | Inala Plaza • Indooroopilly • University of Queensland • UQ Lakes |
| Eastern Region | Capalaba • Victoria Point | Western Region | Bell Street |
| Southern Region | Loganholme • Springwood | Northern Region | Strathpine • Caboolture |
| Gold Coast | Australia Fair • Harbour Town • Pacific Fair • Surfers Paradise • Tweed Heads | Sunshine Coast | Caloundra • Kawana • Noosa Heads • Sunshine Plaza |
Citytrain railway stations| Nambour and Gympie North railway line |
Gympie North • Traveston • Cooran • Pomona • Cooroy • Eumundi • Yandina • Nambour • Woombye • Palmwoods • Eudlo • Mooloolah • Landsborough • Beerwah • Glasshouse Mountains • Beerburrum • Elimbah • Caboolture • ... • Petrie • ... • Northgate • ... • Bowen Hills • Brunswick Street • Central • Roma Street |
| Caboolture railway line |
(Continues as Sunshine Coast line) • Caboolture • Morayfield • Burpengary • Narangba • Dakabin • Petrie • Lawnton • Bray Park • Strathpine • Bald Hills • Carseldine • Zillmere • Geebung • Sunshine • Virginia • Northgate • Nundah • Toombul • Eagle Junction • Wooloowin • Albion • Bowen Hills • Brunswick Street • Central • Roma Street |
| Stations in italics are planned or under construction. Actual stopping patterns vary during peak hour | |
