Traveston railway station is located on the
North Coast line in
Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of
Traveston
Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Traveston had a population of 480 people.
Geography
Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the T ...
.
History
Traveston station consists of one short platform that can only accommodate one carriage, requiring passengers to alight via the front door of services. A timber waiting room shelter is located behind the platform at ground level. Opposite the platform lies a crossing loop.
In 2010, the station was threatened with closure after the waiting room was deemed unsafe. However, in 2011 it was decided to restore the shelter, despite it being the least used station in
South East Queensland with an average of four passengers per week.
Services
Traveston is serviced by two daily
Citytrain network services in each direction.
1925 derailment disaster
On 9 June 1925, the ''Rockhampton Mail'' derailed near Traveston on a high timber
trestle bridge. Ten people were killed and 48 injured when a passenger car and the luggage van plunged off the bridge, and another passenger car was pulled on its side. It resulted in
baggage car
A passenger railroad car or passenger car (United States), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (United Kingdom and International Union of Railways), or passenger bogie (India) is a railroad car that is designed to carry passen ...
s being specially built for
passenger trains and ended the use of certain types of goods vehicles on passenger trains.
Chapter 3: The Sunshine Route - Brisbane to Bundaberg
SunSteam
Services by platform
References
External links
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Traveston station
Queensland Rail
Traveston station
Queensland's Railways on the Internet
North Coast railway line, Queensland
Regional railway stations in Queensland
Gympie Region
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