Mackay railway station

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Mackay
Mackay Railway Station, Queensland, Jan 2013.JPG
Station front in January 2013
LocationConnors Road, Mackay
Coordinates21°10′19″S 149°09′36″E / 21.17194°S 149.16000°E / -21.17194; 149.16000Coordinates: 21°10′19″S 149°09′36″E / 21.17194°S 149.16000°E / -21.17194; 149.16000
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byTraveltrain
Line(s)North Coast
Distance958.25 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 side, 1 bay)
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1994
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Sarina
towards Brisbane
 Spirit of Queensland Proserpine
towards Cairns

Mackay railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Mackay. The station has one side and one south facing bay platform. Opposite the station are a number of sidings that form part of a trans shipment yard north of the station.

History[]

The original Mackay station opened in 1885 in Tennyson Street. In 1924, it was relocated to Boddington Street. In the 1990s, the rail bridge over the Pioneer River needed to be replaced, which presented an opportunity for re-alignment of the railway line to bypass the Mackay CBD. In 1994, the new alignment opened with the new Mackay railway station in the outer suburb of Paget.[1][2][3]

Services[]

Mackay is served by Traveltrain's Spirit of Queensland service.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mackay". When there were stations. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Rail Transport". Mackay Historical Society & Museum. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Mackay for Sale" Railway Digest November 1995 page 16
  4. ^ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.

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