Maryborough West railway station

Maryborough West
Station front in July 2012
General information
LocationMaryborough-Biggenden Road, Oakhurst
Coordinates25°30′28″S 152°38′12″E / 25.50778°S 152.63667°E / -25.50778; 152.63667
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byTraveltrain
Line(s)North Coast
Distance255.59 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1989
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Gympie North
towards Brisbane
 Spirit of Queensland Howard
towards Cairns
Electric Tilt Train Howard
towards Rockhampton
Spirit of the Outback Bundaberg
towards Longreach
Former services
Mungar   North Coast line   Colton

Maryborough West railway station is located on the North Coast line in Oakhurst, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Maryborough.

History

Maryborough West was opened in 1989 as a replacement for Maryborough and Baddow stations, when the latter was bypassed by a new seven kilometre alignment that was built as part of the electrification of the North Coast line.[1][2]

The station consists of one platform. Opposite the platform lie two crossing loops. South of the station, the old line to Maryborough station branches off. This remains in use to serve the Downer Rail railway workshops.

Services

Maryborough West is served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland,[3] Spirit of the Outback[4] and the Tilt Train.[5]

A Queensland Rail shuttle bus operates between the station and the former Maryborough station. A connecting road coach service operated by Wide Bay Transit also operates to Hervey Bay.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hansard Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Parliament 27 February 1986
  2. ^ "The Maryborough Shunt" Railway Digest November 2013 pages 40-43
  3. ^ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Spirit of the Outback timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Tilt Train timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.