Chinchilla railway station

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Chinchilla Railway Station, Queensland, July 2013.JPG
Eastbound view looking towards Toowoomba and Brisbane in July 2013
General information
LocationChinchilla Street, Chinchilla
Coordinates 26°44′14″S150°37′30″E / 26.7371°S 150.6250°E / -26.7371; 150.6250
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Traveltrain
Line(s) Western
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1878
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
Dalby
towards Brisbane
The Westlander Miles
towards Charleville

Chinchilla railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Chinchilla. The station has one platform, opening in 1878. Until 1994, it had a locomotive depot. [1]

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Services

Chinchilla is served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville. [2]

The westbound service (3S86) stops at Chinchilla at 2:35am on Wednesdays and Fridays with loading and unloading completed by on-board staff.

The eastbound service (3987) stops at Chinchilla at 3:15am on Thursdays and Saturdays with loading and unloading completed by on-board staff.

Until the end of 1993, Chinchilla was served by Rail motor services 5R16/5665 that travelled between Roma and Toowoomba in conjunction with a railbus service operated by McCafferty's between Toowoomba and Brisbane.

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References

  1. Chinchilla Archived 4 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Centre for the Government of Queensland
  2. "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 19 September 2020.