Longreach railway station

Longreach
Station entrance, 2013
General information
LocationLandsborough Highway, Longreach
Coordinates23°26′24″S 144°15′08″E / 23.4401°S 144.2523°E / -23.4401; 144.2523
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byTraveltrain
Line(s)Central Western
Platforms1
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedFebruary 1892
Rebuilt1916
Longreach railway station
Front of station, 2013
LocationLandsborough Highway, Longreach, Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates23°26′25″S 144°15′11″E / 23.4403°S 144.253°E / -23.4403; 144.253
Design period1870s - 1890s (late 19th century)
Built1887 - 1917
Official nameLongreach Railway Station
Typestate heritage (landscape, built)
Designated12 December 2005
Reference no.601970
Significant period1880s–1920s (historical)
1880s-ongoing (social)
Significant componentsticket box/office, shed - goods, views to, platform canopies/awnings (railway), platform, views from, railway siding, shed/s, tank - water, furniture/fittings, tank stand, railway station, railway refreshment room/s
Longreach railway station is located in Queensland
Longreach railway station
Location of Longreach railway station in Queensland

Longreach railway station is the terminus station of the Central Western line, serving the town of Longreach, Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the Landsborough Highway. It was built from 1887 to 1917. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 December 2005.[1]

  1. ^ "Longreach Railway Station (entry 601970)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.