Nambour railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Nambour in the Sunshine Coast Region.
Nambour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Civic Way, Nambour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°37′31″S 152°57′30″E / 26.6253°S 152.9582°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 103.83 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 side, 1 bay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 89 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 16 December 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editOn 16 December 1963, the present station building was opened by Minister for Transport Gordon Chalk. On 11 August 1988, a bus station was opened outside the station by Minister for Transport Ivan Gibbs. South of the station lie stabling sidings for electric multiple units. In 2016 a major upgrade to the station commenced.[1]
Services
editNambour is the terminus for Citytrain network services from Brisbane with two services daily continuing to Gympie.[2] To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays to Caboolture as route 649.[3]
Nambour is also served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland,[4] Spirit of the Outback[5] and theTilt Train.[6]
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Sunshine Coast | Brisbane Roma Street, Gympie North, Springfield Central & Ipswich | [7] |
| Traveltrain | Brisbane Roma Street, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Longreach & Cairns | ||
| 2 | Sunshine Coast | Brisbane Roma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich | [7] |
Transport links
editKinetic Group operate five bus routes to and from Nambour station:
- 610: to Sunshine Plaza via Kunda Park[8]
- 612: to Sunshine Plaza via Bli Bli[9]
- 630: to Noosa Junction via Doonan[10]
- 631: to Noosa Junction via Cooroy[11]
- 636: to University of the Sunshine Coast[12]
Greyhound Australia operate services from Nambour station to Brisbane and Cairns.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Nambour Station upgrade Queensland Rail
- ^ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Route 649 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Spirit of the Outback timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Tilt Train timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
- ^ a b Nambour Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ "Route 610 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 612 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 630 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 631 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 636 timetable". Translink.
- ^ Cairns-Brisbane timetable Greyhound Australia 1 November 2018
- ^ Brisbane-Cairns timetable Greyhound Australia 1 November 2018
External links
editMedia related to Nambour railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nambour station Queensland Rail
- Nambour station Queensland's Railways on the Internet