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 to Mount Isa.
Townsville | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view in January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charters Towers Road, Townsville City, Queensland Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°16′09″S 146°48′29″E / 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
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 edit
Townsville is served by Traveltrain's North Coast Line and Outback Services[4][5]
- PC94 Spirit of Queensland Service from Roma Street to Cairns
- P987 Spirit of Queensland Service from Cairns to Roma Street
- 3M34 Inlander service from Townsville to Mount Isa
- 3936 Inlander service from Mount Isa to Townsville
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Townsville railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Townsville station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
