Queanbeyan railway station
Queanbeyan | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Southbound view in January 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Henderson Street, Queanbeyan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′34″S 149°13′37″E / 35.3428°S 149.2270°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bombala | ||||||||||
| Distance | 321.46 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | QBN | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 September 1887 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Queanbeyan railway station is located on the Bombala line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Queanbeyan.
History
Queanbeyan station opened on 8 September 1887 when the Bombala line was extended from Bungendore. It served as the terminus until the line was exended to Michelago on 8 December 1887.[1][2][3] Opposite the platform lies a passing loop.
In March 1913, Queanbeyan became a junction station when construction commenced on the line to Canberra.[4]
Until its cessation in September 1988, the Canberra Monaro Express divided at Queanbeyan with separate portions for Canberra and Cooma.[5]
Services
Queanbeyan is served by three daily NSW TrainLink Xplorer services in each direction operating between Sydney and Canberra. NSW TrainLink also operate a road coach service from Queanbeyan to Cootamundra.[6]
The station is frequently used by Canberra Railway Museum specials.
References
- ↑ Queanbeyan Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ 4806293 Queanbeyan Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ '"Queanbeyan Station Building - A Whitton Legacy" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin March 2000 pages 94-98
- ↑ Stokes, HJW (1984). Railways of the Canberra and Monaro Districts. Canberra: Australian Railway Historical Society, ACT Division. pp. 6–8.
- ↑ "Cooma" Railway Digest February 1989 page 55
- ↑ Southern timetable NSW TrainLink 30 June 2014
External links
Media related to Queanbeyan railway station at Wikimedia Commons