Wallumbilla railway station
Wallumbilla railway station is a disused station located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Wallumbilla. The station has one platform.[1]
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 Station front in July 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Warrego Highway, Wallumbilla | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.6131°S 149.3843°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Traveltrain | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1879 | ||||||||||
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History
The station opened in 1879.[1]
On 1 December 1956, The Westlander collided head-on with the Western Mail which was stationary at Wallumbilla station. The crash killed 5 people and injured 11 or 13 people.[2][3][4][5] There is a memorial at the railway station commemorating the crash.[6]
Services
Wallumbilla was served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville until 2002. It is still a booked stop, with passengers required to alight at the preceding station (Yuleba) for road transport.[7]
References
- Wallumbilla Archived 28 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Centre for the Government of Queensland
- "RAIL CRASH VICTIM RUSHED 190 M." The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1956. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CIB SEEKS CLUES ON RAIL CRASH". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 4 December 1956. p. 7. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Matron tells Queensland inquiry: RAIL CRASH DRIVER SAID: I must have dozen"". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 5 December 1956. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Train smash crew silent". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 7 December 1956. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ""Westlander" & "Western Mail" Rail Crash". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 19 September 2020.
External links
Media related to Wallumbilla railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wallumbilla station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
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