SEQ Train Blog - Caboolture

I visited Caboolture station on 8 November 2017.

Services

Caboolture is the terminus station on the Caboolture line and is also on the Sunshine Coast line and is served by train services travelling from Caboolture, Gympie North and Nambour to Roma Street with many continuing to Ipswich. Caboolture is also served by the Tilt Train to Bundaberg and Rockhampton, Spirit of Queensland to Cairns and Spirit of the Outback to Longreach. Caboolture is located 50.3 km from Roma Street and the approximate travel time is 54 minutes.

Fares

Caboolture station is situated in zone 3 meaning the fares between Caboolture and Roma Street are:

Fares: Zone 3 to Roma Street

History

Caboolture station opened in 1889 at the same time as the line. In 1909, the Kilcoy branch opened which closed in September 1996. In 1917, the line was duplicated from Northgate to Caboolture. On 28 June 1986, as part of the electrification of the line the station building was rebuilt and a new island platform was constructed.

Caboolture serves the homonymous suburb of Caboolture obtaining its name from the local Aboriginal word referring to ‘the place of the carpet snake’.

Platforms

Caboolture station itself has three platforms consisting of a side platform and an island platform. All platforms are used for services travelling in both directions. Traveltrain services depart from platform 1.

Access

Caboolture station has two station entrances, one is the carpark on Walter Street and the other is the carpark on Matthew Terrace.

Caboolture station does have disability access.

Bus Connections

There is a bus interchange outside the station on the Matthew Terrace side serving nearby suburbs. The routes that serve Caboolture are routes 640, 643, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 657, 660 and 9999. Route 649 also supplements the rail timetable by serving all train stations from Caboolture to Nambour. There are also some non TransLink bus services including route 895 to Kilcoy and Purser’s Coaches operate a service to Murgon.