Longreach | |
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General information | |
Location | Landsborough Highway, Longreach |
Coordinates | 23°26′24″S 144°15′08″E / 23.4401°S 144.2523°E |
Owned by | Queensland Rail |
Operated by | Traveltrain |
Line(s) | Central Western |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 4 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Ground |
Accessible | Yes |
History | |
Opened | February 1892 |
Rebuilt | 1916 |
Longreach railway station | |
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Location | Landsborough Highway, Longreach, Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 23°26′25″S 144°15′11″E / 23.4403°S 144.253°E |
Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
Built | 1887 - 1917 |
Official name | Longreach Railway Station |
Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
Designated | 12 December 2005 |
Reference no. | 601970 |
Significant period | 1880s–1920s (historical) 1880s-ongoing (social) |
Significant components | ticket 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 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]