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Woombye Railway Station
Woombye railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Woombye in the Sunshine Coast Region. History The station today consists of one platform with a wooden structure. In 2009, the platform was extended at both its northern and southern ends with scaffolding and plywood materials. Initially intended as an interim arrangement until a permanent extension was built, the temporary platform remains. Opposite the platform lies a passing loop and a disused goods yard. Services Woombye is serviced by City network services to Brisbane, Nambour and Gympie North. To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays between Caboolture and Nambour as route 649. Services by platform Stabling yard In 2016 construction commenced on stabling facilities south of the station as part of the New Generation Rollingstock The New Generation R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woombye
Woombye is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woombye had a population of 3,246 people. Geography Woombye is located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the Brisbane central business district, Brisbane CBD. The name is derived from words from the local Indigenous Australian, Aboriginal language - a place () of black snake, or (wambai) black myrtle or axe handle made from black myrtle. The Bruce Highway forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line runs from north to south through the western part of the locality; the town is centred around the Woombye railway station in the west of the locality. Woombye is accessible by TransLink (South East Queensland), Translink trains and buses. There are Nambour and Gympie North railway line, numerous rail services depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nambour Railway Station
Nambour railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Nambour in the Sunshine Coast Region. History On 16 December 1963, the present station building was opened by Minister for Transport Gordon Chalk. On 11 August 1988, a bus station was opened outside the station by Minister for Transport Ivan Gibbs. South of the station lie stabling sidings for electric multiple units. In 2016 a major upgrade to the station commenced. Services Nambour is the terminus for City network services from Brisbane with two services daily continuing to Gympie. To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays to Caboolture as route 649. Nambour is also served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the ''Spirit of Queensland'', ''Spirit of the Outback'' and the Bundaberg and Rockhamption ''Tilt Trains''. Services by platform Transport links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich Railway Station, Queensland
Ipswich railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the urban centre of Ipswich. History The first railway station opened in Ipswich in 1865. It was the first railway station built in Queensland, as the first terminus for the 34 kilometre section of the Main line from Grandchester.Ipswich History Time Line City of Ipswich In 1887, the station was completely rebuilt. Two pieces of associated historic railway infrastructure are the: * Railway Signal Cabin and Turntable which enabled trains to be turned onto different railway lines * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Central Railway Station
Springfield Central Railway Station is the terminus station of the Springfield Line in Queensland, Australia. It serves Springfield Central (the central suburb of Greater Springfield) and other nearby suburbs in the City of Ipswich. Brisbane-bound services depart half-hourly during off-peak times, with most travelling to Kippa-Ring. The station was opened in December 2013 after the line was extended from Richlands. History Springfield Central Station was part of the Queensland Government's Darra to Springfield Transport Corridor project, aimed at providing effective public transport infrastructure for the fast-growing western region between Brisbane and Ipswich. Works began on the extension to Springfield Central after Richlands Station was completed in early 2011. Initially, Springfield Central station was planned to be named ''Springfield'', with the current Springfield station to be named '' Springfield Lakes''. A public open day was held on 1 December 2013 following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caboolture Railway Station
Caboolture railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the urban centre of Caboolture in the Moreton Bay Region. History Caboolture station opened in June 1889 as part of the extension of the North Coast Line from Petrie, which opened in March 1888. As part of the electrification of the line from Petrie, the existing station building was replaced and a new island platform built. The new station opened on 16 November 1985, while the electrification opened on 28 June 1986. The Kilcoy line branched off to the north-west. It opened in December 1909, closing in September 1996. An old turntable is located on the eastern side. Extensive stabling sidings exist around the station Services Caboolture is the terminating point for all stops City network services to Brisbane, many continuing to Ipswich, Rosewood and Springfield Central. Caboolture is also served by Citytrain services to Nambour and Gympie North that only call at limited sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaroo Bus Lines
Kangaroo Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in the Moreton Bay Region of Brisbane. It operates eight services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner. History In 1978 Daryl Webster purchased Kangaroo Bus Lines with six buses. In 1980 the three bus Narangba Bus Service was purchased. In April 2012, Kangaroo Bus Lines relocated from Morayfield Morayfield is a town and suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Morayfield had a population of 21,394 people. Morayfield is by road north of Brisbane CBD, the state capital. Geography Morayfield is a ... to its current headquarters at Burpengary. In 2016, Kangaroo Bus Lines opened a new depot on the Sunshine Coast, at Kunda Park Routes Fleet As at January 2018, the fleet consisted of 121 buses and coaches. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie North Railway Station
Gympie North railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Gympie. History Gympie North was opened on 4 February 1989 as a replacement for Gympie station, when the latter was bypassed by a new eight kilometre alignment that was built as part of the electrification of the North Coast line. The station consists of one platform. Opposite the platform lie two crossing loops, and a siding in which an InterCity Express electric multiple unit stables at night. Services Gympie North is the northern boundary of the TransLink network. It is serviced by two daily City network services towards Brisbane Roma Street. Gympie North is also served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the ''Spirit of Queensland'', ''Spirit of the Outback'' and the Bundaberg and Rockhamption Tilt Trains. A free shuttle bus operates between the station and Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Street Railway Station
Roma Street railway station is located in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast, Main Line railway, Main, Gold Coast railway line, Gold Coast and North Coast railway line, New South Wales, NSW North Coast lines. The station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane. Although not easily visible to the public, the original Roma Street railway station building, 1873 Roma Street railway station building still exists within the modern complex and is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. History 1800s to 1940s The construction of a railway station on Roma Street, Brisbane, Roma Street was part of a plan to extend the Main Line railway, Main Line to Brisbane. An iron station building designed by Charles Fox (civil and railway engineer)#Freeman Fox & Partners, Hyder Consulting, Sir Charles Fox & Sons was to be imported ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Railway Station, Brisbane
Central railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It is the principal station on the City network and is located in the north of the Brisbane central business district. Central station is one of four inner city stations that form a core corridor through the centre of Brisbane. History The first building for Central railway station was a structure of wood and corrugated galvanised iron, and opened on 18 August 1889 as the terminus of the line when it was extended from Roma Street railway station. In 1891, the tunnel to Brunswick Street station (now Fortitude Valley) was opened so trains could run directly from Central to northern destinations. An elegant new station was constructed and opened in 1899 with arches of corrugated galvanised iron over the platforms and a portico on Ann Street. A new entrance with its distinctive row of clocks was constructed in 1901 in sandstone from nearby quarries. In 1904, Central had the only electro-pne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Rail City Network
The Queensland Rail Citytrain network, provides urban, suburban and interurban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. History The first railway in Queensland did not run to Brisbane, but ran from Ipswich to Grandchester and opened in July 1865. The line into Brisbane was not completed until the opening of the Albert Bridge in July 1875. A start on electrification of the suburban network was approved in 1950 but a change of state government in 1957 saw the scheme abandoned in 1959. It was not until the 1970s that electrification was again brought up, with contracts let in 1975. The first part of the new electric system from Darra to Ferny Grove opened on 17 November 1979. The network was completed by 1988, with a number of extensions made since and additional rolling stock purchased. Services were initially operated under the Queensland Rail brand, with the ''Citytrain'' name established in 1995. In June 2009 as part the split of Queens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Coast Daily
The Sunshine Coast Daily is an online newspaper specifically serving the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland, Australia. It is owned by News Corp Australia. It was originally founded as a print newspaper, however since 2020 the publication is only available in digital forms. In 2008, the circulation of the ''Sunshine Coast Daily'' was 21,604 Monday to Friday and 34,716 on Saturday. In 2015, those figures are down to 12,200 Monday to Friday and just under 18,000 on Saturday. There were also a number of community publications attached to the newspaper, the ''Caloundra Weekly'', ''Maroochy Weekly'', ''Nambour Weekly'', and ''Buderim Chronicle''. The ''Sunshine Coast Daily'' was also responsible for producing the ''Caboolture News'', ''Noosa News'', and ''Bribie Weekly''. These had all been closed by News Limited by mid-2020. History 1980-1988 Provincial Newspapers Queensland Ownership On 7 July 1980, Provincial Newspapers Queensland used the presence it had been building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
