| Cairns-to-Kuranda railway | |
|---|---|
 Map of the railway | |
| Location | Redlynch to Kuranda (4881), Redlynch, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Design period | 1914–1919 (World War I) |
| Built | 1913–1915 |
| Official name | Cairns Railway, Section from Redlynch to Crooked Creek Bridge, Cairns to Kuranda Railway, Stoney Creek Bridge, Rail Bridge over Christmas Creek, Kuranda Railway Station, Surprise Creek Rail Bridge |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 August 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600755 |
| Significant period | 1887–present |
| Significant components | signals, office/s, turntable, signal box/signal cabin/switch house/mechanical points (rail), garden – bed/s, toilet block/earth closet/water closet, shed – shelter, shed – goods, residential accommodation – station master's house/quarters, office/s, toilet block/earth closet/water closet, shed – shelter, ramp, shed – storage, drain – storm water, tank – water, shed – shelter |
| Builders | Queensland Railways |
  Location of Cairns-to-Kuranda railway in Queensland  Cairns-to-Kuranda railway line (Australia) | |
The Cairns-to-Kuranda Railway is a heritage-listed railway line from the Cairns Region to the Shire of Mareeba, both in Queensland, Australia. It commences at Redlynch, a suburb of Cairns and travels up the Great Dividing Range to Kuranda within the Shire of Mareeba on the Atherton Tableland. It was built from 1913 to 1915 by Queensland Railways. Components of it include Stoney Creek Bridge, the Rail Bridge over Christmas Creek, Kuranda railway station, and Surprise Creek Rail Bridge. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 August 1992.[1] The railway is used to operate a tourist rail service, the Kuranda Scenic Railway. It forms part of the Tablelands railway line.
- ^ "Cairns Railway, Section from Redlynch to Crooked Creek Bridge (entry 600755)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.