Torbanlea | |||||||||||
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 Torbanlea railway station, early 1900s | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Robertson Street, Torbanlea, Queensland | ||||||||||
| 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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