North Rockhampton railway station was a railway station in The Common,

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The railway line from North Rockhampton to

Emu Park Emu Park is a coastal town and locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). In ...

was officially opened on Saturday 22 December 1888 by

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, the local

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North Rockhampton railway station was the terminus of the line, which was built to give Rockhampton residents access to the seaside. Although Rockhampton had a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

, it was on the southern side of the Fitzroy River and building a rail bridge across the river was seen as too expensive, so the line commenced on the north side of the river. However, having a disconnected railway line proved inconvenient and in 1899, the

Rockhampton Junction railway line Alexandra Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge adjacent to North Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1898 to 1899 by George Charles Willcocks. It ...

was built linking Rockhampton's main railway station with the North Rockhampton railway station via the

Alexandra Railway Bridge Alexandra Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge adjacent to North Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1898 to 1899 by Geor ...

over the Fitzroy River. After the North Rockhampton railway station closed, it was relocated to

Kershaw Gardens Kershaw Gardens is a 50 hectare area of parkland situated on an old landfill site in the Rockhampton suburb of Park Avenue, Queensland.Railway stations in Queensland Buildings and structures in Rockhampton Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888 North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line