Mackay railway station is located on the North Coast railway line in Paget, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] 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 | |||||||||||
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 Station front in January 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Connors Road, Paget | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°10′19″S 149°09′35″E / 21.172°S 149.1597°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Traveltrain | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 958.25 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 side, 1 bay) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1994 | ||||||||||
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History
editThe original Mackay station opened in 1885 in Tennyson Street. In 1924, it was relocated to Boddington Street (21°08′56″S 149°10′56″E / 21.1488°S 149.1821°E).[1] In the 1990s, the rail bridge over the Pioneer River needed to be replaced, which presented an opportunity for re-alignment of the railway line to bypass the Mackay CBD. In 1994, the new alignment opened with the new Mackay railway station in the outer suburb of Paget.[2][3][4]
Services
editMackay is served by Traveltrain's Spirit of Queensland service.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Mackay". When there were stations. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Rail Transport". Mackay Historical Society & Museum. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Mackay for Sale" Railway Digest November 1995 page 16
- ^ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
External links
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- Mackay station Queensland's Railways on the Internet