Queenstown railway station
Queenstown | |||||
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 View from Driffield Street in November 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Driffield Street, Queenstown, Tasmania | ||||
| Coordinates | 42°04′46″S 145°33′15″E / 42.0795°S 145.5541°E | ||||
| Line | West Coast Wilderness Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 4 November 2000 | ||||
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Queenstown railway station is a railway station in Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
First station
[edit]The first station was built by the Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company on the Mount Lyell railway line. In the 1920s, a roof was added.[1] It closed in August 1963 when the line closed.[2][3][4]
Second station
[edit]As part of the reconstruction of the Mount Lyell railway line as the West Coast Wilderness Railway, a new station was built slightly south from the original opening in November 2000.[5]
Reflist
[edit]- ^ Queenstown The Advocate 7 July 1923 page 3
- ^ The Last Passenger Train on the Mount Lyell Rly Light Railways issue 13 Winter 1963 page 11
- ^ Closure of the Mt Lyell Rack Railway Divisional Diary July 1963 pages 1-3
- ^ Mt Lyell Line Closes: Govt Takeover Not Possible Railway Transportation September 1963 page 7
- ^ West Coast Wilderness Railway Steam Railway issue 521 23 July 2021 page 92
External links
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