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Rockhampton was also the junction of the Central Western line and Emu Park line. In January 2023, public consultation was undertaken to help shape the station's redevelopment. [ 1 ] A new customer lounge and shelters will be built, as well as accessible car parking and improved connectivity to other public transport.
Celebration at Winton station for the opening of the line from Longreach, 1928 QR loco 1732 hauls a special train on the Drummond Range section, near Bogantungan, September 1989 Recruiting train stopped at Emerald ~1916 QR electric loco 3903 hauling a special train crosses the Nogoa River bridge, east of Emerald, September 1989 The ornate entrance to Emerald railway station Blackall station, ~1910
A heavy-haul railway line was built from Blackwater to the coal fields at Laleham in 1970. A heavy-haul railway was built from Rangal (west of Blackwater) to the coal fields at Kinrola in 1967. This line was extended to the Rolleston coal mine in 2006. This is the first new non-urban railway in Queensland for 23 years, and reflects the upswing ...
The railway line was officially opened on Saturday 22 December 1888 by Archibald Archer, the local member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton. [1]The line was 47 kilometres (29 mi) long and provided access to the seaside for Rockhampton, with subsequent lines opening from Nankin Junction to Broadmount (24 km) in 1898 and Sleipner Junction via Mount Chalmers and Cawarral to ...
The eastbound service (3231) departs Mount Isa Railway station at 1:35pm on Thursdays and Sundays and arrives at Townsville railway station at 10:10am on Fridays and Mondays. Until the end of 2014, the train consisted of sitting cars, sleeping cars with roomettes, twinettes and triple sleeping cabins and a club car where food could be purchased.
Pages in category "North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Dawson Valley railway line was built from near Rockhampton, opening in 1898, and the Callide Valley railway line opened in 1917, both having a north–south alignment. . In 1953, a spur line opened to serve the Callide Mine, and another to serve the Moura coal mine opened in 1963, both mines shipping coal to Gladstone via Rockhampton, a ~270 km distan
The building was constructed in 1886 to a design prepared in the Office of the Chief Engineer for Railways. Its construction reflects the importance of Rockhampton as the coastal terminus of the Central Western railway line and the important role of the Central Western and North Coast railway lines in opening the Rockhampton hinterland and central western Queensland to settlement and economic ...