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Mackay railway station is located on the North Coast railway line in Paget, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It serves the city of Mackay. The station has one side and one south facing bay platform. Opposite the station are a number of sidings that form part of a trans shipment yard north of the station.
Mackay | |||||||||||
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 Station front in January 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Connors Road, Paget | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21.172°S 149.1597°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Traveltrain | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 958.25 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 side, 1 bay) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1994 | ||||||||||
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The original Mackay station opened in 1885 in Tennyson Street. In 1924, it was relocated to Boddington Street (21.1488°S 149.1821°E).[1] In the 1990s, the rail bridge over the Pioneer River needed to be replaced, which presented an opportunity for re-alignment of the railway line to bypass the Mackay CBD. In 1994, the new alignment opened with the new Mackay railway station in the outer suburb of Paget.[2][3][4]
Mackay is served by Traveltrain's Spirit of Queensland service.[5]
