Nambour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1, September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Civic Way,Nambour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°37′31″S152°57′30″E / 26.6253°S 152.9582°E /-26.6253; 152.9582 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | North Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 103.83 kilometres fromCentral | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 side, 1 bay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 89 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 16 December 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 28 April 1988[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nambour railway station is located on theNorth Coast line inQueensland, Australia. It serves the town ofNambour in theSunshine Coast Region.
The railway connection from Brisbane to Nambour opened in January 1891. At that time, the town, then known as Petrie's Creek was renamed Nambour after the Nambour cattle station.[2]
On 16 December 1963, the present station building was opened by Minister for TransportGordon Chalk. On 11 August 1988, a bus station was opened outside the station by Minister for TransportIvan Gibbs. South of the station lie stabling sidings forelectric multiple units. In 2016 a major upgrade to the station commenced.[3]
Nambour is the terminus forCitytrain network services fromBrisbane with two services daily continuing toGympie.[4] To relieve congestion on the single trackNorth Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated byKangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays toCaboolture as route 649.[5]
Nambour is also served by long-distanceTraveltrain services; theSpirit of Queensland,[6]Spirit of the Outback[7] and theTilt Train.[8]
Kinetic Sunshine Coast operate five bus routes to and from Nambour station:
Greyhound Australia operate services from Nambour station toBrisbane andCairns.[15][16]
Media related toNambour railway station at Wikimedia Commons
