Bundaberg railway station

Bundaberg
Northbound view from Platform 1 in July 2012
Location	McLean Street, Bundaberg
Coordinates	24°52′05″S 152°20′43″E / 24.86806°S 152.34528°E / -24.86806; 152.34528Coordinates: 24°52′05″S 152°20′43″E / 24.86806°S 152.34528°E / -24.86806; 152.34528
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
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Maryborough West toward Brisbane The Sunlander Miriam Vale toward Cairns Diesel Tilt Train Gladstone toward Cairns Howard toward Brisbane Electric Tilt Train Miriam Vale toward Rockhampton Maryborough West toward Brisbane Spirit of the Outback Miriam Vale toward Longreach Thabeban North Coast line (current and former locations) North Bundaberg

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

External links

• Media related to Bundaberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Bundaberg station Queensland's Railways on the Internet