Mitchell | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Warrego Highway, Mitchell | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°29′14″S 147°58′07″E / 26.4872°S 147.9687°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | Traveltrain | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Western | ||||||||||
Distance | 436 kilometres from Toowoomba | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1885 | ||||||||||
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Mitchell railway station | |
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Location | Oxford Street (passenger station), Alice Street (goods shed) and Sheffield Street (station master's, Mitchell, Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 26°29′14″S 147°58′07″E / 26.4872°S 147.9687°E |
Design period | 1870s–1890s (late 19th century) |
Built | 1884–1933 |
Official name | Mitchell Railway Station |
Type | state heritage (built) |
Designated | 8 September 2005 |
Reference no. | 601077 |
Significant period | 1880s–1910s (historical) |
Significant components | residential accommodation – station master's house/quarters, platform, views to, shed – goods, railway station, loading bay/dock |
Mitchell railway station is located on the Western line in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Mitchell. The station has one platform, opening in 1885.[1][2] The station has a number of heritage-listed buildings, including the passenger station in Oxford Street, the goods shed in Alice Street (used by Aurizon and Watco Australia), and the station master's house in Sheffield Street. The buildings were added to Queensland Heritage Register on 8 September 2005.[2]