Nambour_railway_station
Nambour railway station
Railway station in Queensland, Australia
Nambour railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Nambour in the Sunshine Coast Region.
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Location | Civic Way, Nambour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°37′31″S 152°57′30″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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 16 December 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 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]
Nambour 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]
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] |
Kinetic 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]
- Nambour Station upgrade Queensland Rail
- "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- "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.
- Nambour Platform 1 TransLink
- Cairns-Brisbane timetable Greyhound Australia 1 November 2018
- Brisbane-Cairns timetable Greyhound Australia 1 November 2018
- Media related to Nambour railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nambour station Queensland Rail
- Nambour station Queensland's Railways on the Internet