Bundaberg railway station
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 Northbound view from Platform 1 in July 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | McLean Street, Bundaberg Central, Queensland 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
[edit]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
[edit]Bundaberg is served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland, Spirit of the Outback and Tilt Train.[2]
It was also the terminal point for a Tilt Train service.[3] It was previously served by the Bundaberg Mail.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bundaberg Railway Museum Archived 29 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Rail Heritage
- ^ "Timetable". www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Hui, Jin (22 May 2023). "Stopping of tilt train covered for Bundaberg rail passengers". Bundaberg Today. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ The Bundaberg Mail and its Day Train Counterpart Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin May 2000 pp165-171
External links
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Media related to Bundaberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Bundaberg station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
