Charters Towers railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Queensland, Australia}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}
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|image_caption = Outside Charters Towers railway station, circa 1888
|address = New Queen Road, Charters Towers
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|line = Great Northern
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|opened = December 1882
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|rebuilt = 1983
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|operator = Traveltrain
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Charters Towers railway station (also known as Queenton railway station) is at Queenton, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. It is on the Great Northern line at Charters Towers, {{convert|134|km|mi}} west of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia.
History
The line arrived at Charters Towers in December 1882[http://www.charterstowers.qld.gov.au/web/guest/visitors/world_history.shtml World History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406103828/http://www.charterstowers.qld.gov.au/web/guest/visitors/world_history.shtml |date=6 April 2011 }} Charters Towers Regional Council and eventually extended west to the city of Mount Isa in 1929.[http://queenslandplaces.com.au/node/604 Mount Isa] Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland The line was built initially to connect Charters Towers with the Port of Townsville. The spark was the discovery of gold that had taken place in January 1872. Seven years later the rise in gold returns convinced the government to connect the centre to the coast with a more reliable transport conduit. The station was built at Queenton, midway between the two population centres of Charters Towers and Millchester.[http://queenslandplaces.com.au/charters-towers-suburbs Charters Towers Suburbs].Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland The station was opened in December 1882 by Premier Thomas McIlwraith.{{Cite book |last=Oxford University |url=https://archive.org/stream/pughsqueensland01unkngoog |title=Pugh's Queensland almanac, law calendar, directory, and coast guide |date=1884-01-01 |publisher=Brisbane, Qld. : Thorne and Greenwell}}
The signals, crane and subway at the station were listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 30 October 2008.{{cite QHR|3235|Signals, Crane and Subway, Charters Towers Railway Station |602627|accessdate=1 August 2014}}
Services
Charters Towers is served by Traveltrain's Inlander service
- the westbound service (3M34) stops at the station at 3.30pm Wednesday and Saturday{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- the eastbound service (3231) stopping at the station at 7.05am Monday and Friday.{{Queensland Timetables|Inlander}}{{Deadlink|date=August 2024}}
References
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Further reading
- Brumby, Michael (2006). Charters Towers: 1887. Charters Towers: CTADAG Northern Miner 5 December 1901
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080721234400/http://qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/charters-towers/ Charters Towers station] Queensland's Railways on the Internet
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