Pomona railway station
Pomona | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Street, Pomona | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°21′58″S 152°51′24″E / 26.3660°S 152.8567°ECoordinates: 26°21′58″S 152°51′24″E / 26.3660°S 152.8567°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 139.99 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 20 spaces | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600497 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 8 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1891 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Pomona railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Pomona in the Shire of Noosa.
History[]
Pomona railway station opened in 1891 with completion of the line from Cooran to Cooroy.[1]
Following withdrawal of staff from the station buildings, Noosa Council in 2000 negotiated the removal of the historic station structures closer to the town center, on the opposite side of the tracks. Today the old station is an art gallery and tourist information center. The former station master's house is a community activities center.
Following removal of the railway buildings, a 'bus shelter' was placed on the single short platform. In 2009, the platform was extended with scaffolding and plywood materials.[2] It was intended as an interim arrangement until a permanent extension was built.[3] The temporary platform was washed away, and had to be rebuilt, following flooding in 2012. Work on a new, permanent, full-length platform commenced in November 2018. The reconstructed station opened in March 2020 and includes a distinctive Indigenous motif artwork. The new platform is higher, level with the floor of trains, and includes full access for people with a disability. Opposite the platform lies a passing loop, used for one train to overtake another, or for when two trains traveling in opposite directions pass each other. New pedestrian paths connect the station to Factory Street and to the town centre via Station Street.
Services[]
Pomona is serviced by two daily City network services in each direction.[4]
Services by platform[]
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunshine Coast | Brisbane Roma Street & Gympie North | [5] |
Transport links[]
Sunbus' route 632 Noosa Junction to Cooran serves Pomona station, but none of its services are timed to connect with train services.[6]
References[]
- ^ Town History Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Cooran Connect
- ^ Works commence on North Coast platform extensions Queensland Rail 10 August 2009
- ^ Travellers blast lack of funding Archived 24 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sunshine Coast Daily 2 February 2012
- ^ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Pomona Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ "Route 632 timetable". TransLink.
External links[]
Media related to Pomona railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Pomona station Queensland Rail
- Pomona station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- North Coast railway line, Queensland
- Railway stations in Noosa Shire
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1891