Townsville railway station

Townsville railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Townsville. The station has one platform. Opposite the platform lies a passing loop. It is also the starting point for the Great Northern line to Mount Isa.

Townsville
Southbound view in January 2013
General information
Location	Charters Towers Road, Townsville City, Queensland Australia
Coordinates	19.2693°S 146.8080°E / -19.2693; 146.8080
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Traveltrain
Line(s)	North Coast Great Northern
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 2003
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Long distance rail services Giru towards Brisbane Spirit of Queensland Ingham towards Cairns Terminus The Inlander Charters Towers towards Mount Isa
Location

History

The present station opened in May 2003, to replace the Old Townsville railway station in Flinders Street.^[1][2] At this time, rail tracks through the city centre were removed.^[3]

Services

Townsville is served by Traveltrain's North Coast Line and Outback Services^[4][5]

• PC94 Spirit of Queensland Service from Roma Street to Cairns
• P987 Spirit of Queensland Service from Cairns to Roma Street
• 3M34 Inlander service from Townsville to Mount Isa
• 3936 Inlander service from Mount Isa to Townsville