The first railway station opened in Ipswich in 1865. It was the first railway station built in
Queensland, as the first terminus for the 34 kilometre section of the
Main line from
Grandchester. In 1887, the station was completely rebuilt. Two pieces of associated historic railway infrastructure are the: •
Railway Signal Cabin and Turntable which enabled trains to be turned onto different railway lines •
Bremer River Rail Bridge which connected the station to the
North Ipswich Railway Workshops The cabin, turnable, rail bridge and railway workshops are all listed on the
Queensland Heritage Register. The now-closed
Dugandan railway line split from the Main Line railway at Ipswich. In 1978, a large office and retail complex (currently known as Ipswich Central Plaza) was built above the station and spanning both sides of Bell Street following the sale of the
air rights. On 20 September 1980, the line was
electrified from
Darra. The last remaining old platform and buildings were demolished in 1985. ==Services==