Mackay railway station

Mackay

Station front in January 2013
Location Connors Road, Mackay
Coordinates 21°10′19″S 149°09′36″E / 21.17194°S 149.16000°ECoordinates: 21°10′19″S 149°09′36″E / 21.17194°S 149.16000°E
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Traveltrain
Line(s) North Coast
Distance 958.25 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 side, 1 bay)
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1994
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Brisbane
The Sunlander
toward Cairns
Diesel Tilt Train

Mackay railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Mackay. The station has one side and one south facing bay platform. Opposite the station are a number of sidings that form part of a trans shipment yard north of the station.

History

The original Mackay station opened in 1885 in Tennyson Street. In 1924, it was relocated to Boddington Street. In 1994, a new alignment that bypassed the city was opened when a bridge over the Pioneer River required replacing, with a new station in the outer suburb of Paget.[1][2][3]

Services

Mackay is served by Traveltrain's Spirit of Queensland service.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mackay When there were stations
  2. ↑ Rail Transport Mackay Historical Society & Museum
  3. ↑ "Mackay for Sale" Railway Digest November 1995 page 16
  4. ↑ Spirit of Queensland timetable Queensland Rail 1 January 2015

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