Townsville railway station
Townsville railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Townsville. The station has one platform. Opposite the platform lies a passing loop. It is also the starting point for the Great Northern line.
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 Southbound view in January 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charters Towers Road, Townsville | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19.2693°S 146.8080°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Traveltrain | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast Great Northern | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 2003 | |||||||||||||||
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History
The present station opened in May 2003, to replace the Old Townsville railway station in Flinders Street.[1][2] At this time, rail tracks through the city centre were removed.[3]
Services
Townsville is served by Traveltrain's Spirit of Queensland and Inlander services.[4][5]
References
- Chronological history of Townsville, 1970 to 2003 Townsville City Council
- Tilt train on track at new Townsville station ABC News 12 June 2003
- Railway Digest November 2002
- "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 14 December 2018.
- "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 14 December 2018.
External links
- Townsville station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
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