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Nambour railway station

Coordinates: 26°37′31″S 152°57′30″E / 26.6253°S 152.9582°E / -26.6253; 152.9582
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Nambour
Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012
General information
LocationCivic Way, Nambour
Coordinates26°37′31″S 152°57′30″E / 26.6253°S 152.9582°E / -26.6253; 152.9582
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)North Coast
Distance103.83 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 side, 1 bay)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking89 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600493
Fare zonego card 6
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Rebuilt16 December 1963
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Woombye
towards Roma Street
Sunshine Coast Line Terminus
Sunshine Coast Line
Gympie North service
Yandina
towards Gympie North
Long distance services
Landsborough
towards Brisbane
Spirit of Queensland Cooroy
towards Cairns
Electric Tilt Train Cooroy
towards Rockhampton
Caboolture
towards Brisbane
Spirit of the Outback Cooroy
towards Longreach

Nambour railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Nambour in the Sunshine Coast Region.

History

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On 16 December 1963, the present station building was opened by Minister for Transport Gordon Chalk. On 11 August 1988, a bus station was opened outside the station by Minister for Transport Ivan Gibbs. South of the station lie stabling sidings for electric multiple units. In 2016 a major upgrade to the station commenced.[1]

Services

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Nambour is the terminus for Citytrain network services from Brisbane with two services daily continuing to Gympie.[2] To relieve congestion on the single track North Coast line, the rail service is supplemented by a bus service operated by Kangaroo Bus Lines on weekdays to Caboolture as route 649.[3]

Nambour is also served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland,[4] Spirit of the Outback[5] and theTilt Train.[6]

Services by platform

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Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Sunshine Coast Brisbane Roma Street, Gympie North, Springfield Central & Ipswich [7]
Traveltrain Brisbane Roma Street, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Longreach & Cairns
2 Sunshine Coast Brisbane Roma Street, Springfield Central & Ipswich [7]
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Kinetic Group operate five bus routes to and from Nambour station:

Greyhound Australia operate services from Nambour station to Brisbane and Cairns.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ Nambour Station upgrade Queensland Rail
  2. ^ "Sunshine Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Route 649 timetable". Translink.
  4. ^ "Spirit of Queensland timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Spirit of the Outback timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Tilt Train timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 13 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b Nambour Platform 1 TransLink
  8. ^ "Route 610 timetable". Translink.
  9. ^ "Route 612 timetable". Translink.
  10. ^ "Route 630 timetable". Translink.
  11. ^ "Route 631 timetable". Translink.
  12. ^ "Route 636 timetable". Translink.
  13. ^ Cairns-Brisbane timetable Greyhound Australia 1 November 2018
  14. ^ Brisbane-Cairns timetable Greyhound Australia 1 November 2018
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