Miles railway station

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Miles Railway Station, Queensland, July 2013.JPG
Station front in July 2013
General information
LocationCorbett Drive, Miles
Coordinates 26°39′37″S150°11′06″E / 26.6603°S 150.1849°E / -26.6603; 150.1849
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
Chinchilla
towards Brisbane
The Westlander Yuleba
towards Charleville

Miles railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Miles. The station has one platform, opening in 1878. [1] it is situated 408 kilometres (253 mi) from the Westlander's western terminus, Charleville and 334 kilometres (207 mi) from the Westlander's eastern terminus, Roma Street.

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Services

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

Until the end of 1993, Miles was served by a rail motor service that travelled from Roma to Roma Street railway station via Wallumbilla, Yuleba, Miles, Chinchilla, Dalby, Oakey and Toowoomba in conjunction with a railbus (Train-link) service operated by McCafferty's (now operating under the auspices of Greyhound Australia).

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References

  1. Miles Centre for the Government of Queensland
  2. "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 19 September 2020.