Bundaberg railway station

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Bundaberg
Bundaberg Railway Station, Queensland, July 2012.JPG
Northbound view from Platform 1 in July 2012
LocationMcLean Street, Bundaberg
Commonwealth of Australia
Coordinates24°52′05″S 152°20′43″E / 24.86806°S 152.34528°E / -24.86806; 152.34528Coordinates: 24°52′05″S 152°20′43″E / 24.86806°S 152.34528°E / -24.86806; 152.34528
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byTraveltrain
Line(s)North Coast
Distance335.98 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 side, 1 bay)
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Maryborough West
towards Brisbane
Spirit of Queensland Miriam Vale
towards Cairns
Howard
towards Brisbane
Electric Tilt Train Gladstone
towards Rockhampton
Maryborough West
towards Brisbane
Spirit of the Outback Gladstone
towards Longreach
Former services
Thabeban
towards Brisbane
North Coast Line North Bundaberg
towards Cairns

Bundaberg railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Bundaberg.

History[]

Bundaberg's first railway station, on the Mount Perry railway line, was built in 1881 as a transfer station to the Bundaberg docks for shipping coal from nearby mines.[1] It is now in use as a museum. The station has one side platform and a south facing bay platform. A yard exists opposite the station.

Services[]

Bundaberg is served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland, Spirit of the Outback and Rockhamption Tilt Train.[2][3][4]

It is also the terminal point for a Tilt Train service.[4] It was previously served by the Bundaberg Mail.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Bundaberg Railway Museum Archived 29 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Rail Heritage
  2. ^ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Spirit of the Outback timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tilt Train timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
  5. ^ The Bundaberg Mail and its Day Train Counterpart Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin May 2000 pp165-171

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