North Coast railway line, Queensland

Queensland Rail
North Coast Line
km
0,000
1,680
Cairns
1,341
Townsville
1,658
Gordonvale
1,622
Babinda
1,594
Innisfail
1,545
Tully
1,502
Cardwell
1,449
Ingham
1,365
1,365
1,341
Townsville
0,959
Mackay
1,340
Townsville Port
1,331
Stuart
1,330
1,328
1,293
Giru
1,293
Invicta mill
1,270
Pioneer mill
1,260
Ayr
1,249
Home Hill
1,165
Abbot Point
1,158
1,156
Merinda
1,149
Bowen
1,146
Bowen Harbour
1,084
Proserpine
969
959
Marian Branch
23 km
959
Mackay
0,638
Rockhampton
0,926
Sarina
916
Hay Point and
Dalrymple Bay coal unloaders
915
Yukan
811
St Lawrence
648
Parkhurst
642
Glenmore
641
13 km
638
Rockhampton
635
0,000
0,632
Rocklands
585
Raglan
580
Amos
576
Epala
565
Mount Larcom
557
East End Branch
10 km
542
Comalco & Fishermans Landing
536
Moura line
535
Golding coal unloader
and power station loop
534
Callemondah
South Gladstone
529
Auckland Point
529
Gladstone
527
Barney Point
523
0,104
Nambour
0,460
Miriam Vale
351
Bundaberg
309
Howard
264
Colton
262
Maryborough West
to Maryborough & wharves
8 km
250
Mungar
Monto line
243
Owanyilla Woodchip
207
Theebine
174
173
Gympie North
end of inter-
urban City network
131
Cooroy
104
Nambour
0,000
Brisbane Roma Street
0,082
Landsborough
64
Beerburrum
end of
dual track
Wamuran Branch
51
Caboolture
end of
suburban services
0
Brisbane Roma Street
km

Aurizon ownership
1911 view of Central station, Brisbane, designed by the former Colonial Architect, J J Clark
Locomotive on the recently constructed railway bridge over Grahams Creek (north of Mungar Junction), 1882
The half past two passenger train from Cooroy crossing the bridge just beyond the Butter Factory, Eumundi, 1915
3917 and another haul a northbound goods train on the NCL with Mount Tibrogargan in the background
2356 hauls a special train up the grade north of Eumundi before the deviation was built, 1987
Cooran railway station, 1931
1451 & 1410 departing Gympie station hauling a northbound goods train, 1987
3914 hauls a goods train on the NCL north of Gympie, ~1990
Passengers at the William Street railway station in Rockhampton with train leaving en route to Yeppoon ~1928
2178 hauls a southbound goods train on the Denison St section of the NCL in Rockhampton
2174 hauls a northbound goods train on the Denison St section of the NCL in Rockhampton
Construction train on the Alexandra Bridge, Rockhampton, 1899

The North Coast railway line (NCL) is a 1,681-kilometre (1,045 mi) 1067 mm gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland.[1] The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton.[2] Along the way, the 1680 km railway passes through the numerous towns and cities of eastern Queensland including Nambour, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville. The line though the centre of Rockhampton runs down the middle of Denison Street.

  1. ^ QR Limited (Network Access division) (2009). "System Diagrams NAG 17". Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  2. ^ QR Limited (Network Access division) (2009). "Electrified network - electrification diagram". Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.