Mackay railway station

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.

Mackay
Station front in January 2013
LocationConnors Road, Mackay
Coordinates21°10′19″S 149°09′36″E
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byTraveltrain
Line(s)North Coast
Distance958.25 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 side, 1 bay)
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1994
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Sarina
towards Brisbane
Spirit of Queensland Proserpine
towards Cairns

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 Archived 16 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Mackay Historical Society & Museum
  3. "Mackay for Sale" Railway Digest November 1995 page 16
  4. "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 14 December 2018.
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