Pomona railway station

Pomona railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Pomona in the Shire of Noosa.

This article is about the station in Australia. For other stations named Pomona, see Pomona#Train stations.

Pomona
Southbound view in July 2012
LocationStation Street, Pomona
Coordinates26°21′58″S 152°51′24″E
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)North Coast
Distance139.99 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking20 spaces
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code600497
Fare zonego card 8
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1891
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Cooroy
towards Roma Street
 Sunshine Coast Line
Gympie North service
 Cooran
towards Gympie North

History

Pomona railway station opened in 1891 with completion of the line from Cooran to Cooroy.[1]

Following withdrawal of staff from the station buildings, Noosa Council in 2000 negotiated the removal of the historic station structures closer to the town center, on the opposite side of the tracks. Today the old station is an art gallery and tourist information center. The former station master's house is a community activities center.

Following removal of the railway buildings, a 'bus shelter' was placed on the single short platform. In 2009, the platform was extended with scaffolding and plywood materials.[2] It was intended as an interim arrangement until a permanent extension was built.[3] The temporary platform was washed away, and had to be rebuilt, following flooding in 2012. Work on a new, permanent, full-length platform commenced in November 2018. The reconstructed station opened in March 2020 and includes a distinctive Indigenous motif artwork. The new platform is higher, level with the floor of trains, and includes full access for people with a disability. Opposite the platform lies a passing loop, used for one train to overtake another, or for when two trains traveling in opposite directions pass each other. New pedestrian paths connect the station to Factory Street and to the town centre via Station Street.

Services

Pomona is serviced by two daily City network services in each direction.[4]

Services by platform
Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Sunshine Coast Brisbane Roma Street & Gympie North [5]

Sunbus' route 632 Noosa Junction to Cooran serves Pomona station, but none of its services are timed to connect with train services.[6]

References
  1. Town History Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Cooran Connect
  2. Works commence on North Coast platform extensions Queensland Rail 10 August 2009
  3. Travellers blast lack of funding Archived 24 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sunshine Coast Daily 2 February 2012
  4. "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
  5. Pomona Platform 1 TransLink
  6. "Route 632 timetable". TransLink.
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