Torbanlea | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Robertson Street, Torbanlea, Queensland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°20′50″S152°35′52″E / 25.34722°S 152.5977°E Coordinates: 25°20′50″S152°35′52″E / 25.34722°S 152.5977°E | ||||||||||
Line(s) | North Coast Line | ||||||||||
Connections | no connections | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1883 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1900 | ||||||||||
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Torbanlea Railway Station is a closed railway station on the North Coast railway line in Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It served the town of Torbanlea and its coal mine.
The station was built in 1883 after coal was discovered at the small town. [3] [4] The station was closed in 1900 along with the mine after an explosion killed 5 people.
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