Bundaberg railway station
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 Northbound view from Platform 1 in July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | McLean Street, Bundaberg Commonwealth of Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°52′05″S 152°20′43″E / 24.86806°S 152.34528°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Traveltrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 335.98 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 side, 1 bay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ Bundaberg Railway Museum Archived 29 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Rail Heritage
- ^ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Spirit of the Outback timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Tilt Train timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
- ^ The Bundaberg Mail and its Day Train Counterpart Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin May 2000 pp165-171
External links
Media related to Bundaberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Bundaberg station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
