Cooran railway station is located on the
North Coast line in
Queensland
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, Australia. It serves the town of
Cooran
Cooran is a rural hinterland town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cooran had a population of 1,624 people.
Geography
Cooran is predominantly farming land with its urban centre in the north of ...
in the
Shire of Noosa
The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it wa ...
.
History
Cooran railway station opened on 10 June 1889 with the opening of the line from
Gympie
Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen ...
. It was the terminus of the line until it was extended south to
Cooroy
Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 people.
Geography
Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa H ...
on 1 April 1891.
The station today consists of one platform with a steel shelter. In 2009, the platform was extended at its southern end with scaffolding and plywood materials. Initially intended as an interim arrangement until a permanent extension was built, the temporary platform remained until December 2018. Opposite the platform lies a passing loop. Queensland Rail has commenced the reconstruction of the station platform and shelter, with work on the new, permanent structure that was completed by the end of December 2018.
Services
Cooran is serviced by two daily
City network
City networks can either refer to a membership organization city leaders join to connect their city to other municipalities, or to a geographical concept used to describe inter-connectivity of cities on different levels (trade, railways, culture e ...
services in each direction.
Services by platform
Transport links
Sunbus' route 632 to
Noosa Junction serves Cooran station, but none of its services are timed to connect with train services.
References
External links
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Cooran stationQueensland Rail
Cooran stationQueensland's Railways on the Internet
{{Queensland Rail railway stations, Sunshine Coast=y, state=collapsed
North Coast railway line, Queensland
Railway stations in Noosa Shire
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889