Gympie North railway station

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Gympie North
Gympie North Railway Station, Queensland, Sep 2012.JPG
Station front in September 2012
General information
LocationRocky Ridge Road, Victory Heights
Coordinates 26°09′30″S152°40′55″E / 26.1583°S 152.6819°E / -26.1583; 152.6819
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s) North Coast
Distance172.21 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking25 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code 600500
Fare zone go card 8
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened4 February 1989
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
Traveston
towards Roma Street
Sunshine Coast Line
Gympie North service
Terminus
Long distance services
Cooroy
towards Brisbane
Spirit of Queensland Maryborough West
towards Cairns
Electric Tilt Train Maryborough West
towards Rockhampton
Spirit of the Outback Maryborough West
towards Longreach

Gympie North railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Gympie.

Contents

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. [1] [2] [3]

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 Citytrain network services towards Brisbane Roma Street. [4]

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. [5] [6] [7]

A free shuttle bus operates between the station and Gympie town centre. [8]

Services by platform

PlatformLinesDestinationsNotes
1 Sunshine Coast Brisbane Roma Street [9]
Traveltrain Brisbane Roma Street, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Longreach & Cairns

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References

  1. ↑ Hansard Queensland Parliament 27 February 1986
  2. ↑ "Gympie Railway Station Complex (entry 602036)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ↑ History of the Mary Valley Line Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Mary Valley Heritage Railway
  4. ↑ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Spirit of the Outback timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 23 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Tilt Train timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bus timetable Trainlink Gympie | Queensland Rail".
  9. ↑ Gympie Road North Platform 1 TransLink
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