Oakey railway station
Oakey railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Oakey. The station has one platform with a passing loop and two sidings, opening in 1868.[1]
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 View looking towards Dalby, Roma and Charleville in July 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bridge Street, Oakey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.4312°S 151.7203°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Traveltrain | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1868 | ||||||||||
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In addition to it being used as an operational passenger railway station, the Oakey Railway Station is utilized by the Toowoomba Regional Council as the Oakey Visitor Information Centre.
Services
Oakey is served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville.[2]
The Westbound Service (3S86) is timetabled to stop at Oakey at 12:10am on Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Eastbound Service (3987) is timetabled to stop at Oakey at 5:55am on Thursdays and Saturdays
Greyhound Australia also utilizes Oakey as a timetabled stop for the following intercity bus services
| Service | Route |
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| Gx493 | Brisbane to Mount Isa (via Toowoomba, Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles, Roma, Charleville, Blackall, Barcaldine, Longreach, Winton & Cloncurry) |
| Gx494 | Mount Isa to Brisbane (via Cloncurry, Winton, Longreach, Barcaldine, Blackall, Charleville, Roma, Miles, Chinchilla, Dalby & Toowoomba) |
| Gx495 | Brisbane to Charleville (via Toowoomba, Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles, Roma, Mitchell & Morven) |
| Gx496 | Charleville to Brisbane (via Morven, Mitchell, Roma, Miles, Chinchilla, Dalby and Toowoomba |
References
- Oakey Archived 12 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Centre for the Government of Queensland
- "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 19 September 2020.
External links
Media related to Oakey railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Oakey station Queensland's Railways on the Internet