Mackay railway station

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
Station front in January 2013
General information
Location	Connors Road, Paget
Coordinates	21.172°S 149.1597°E / -21.172; 149.1597
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
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Sarina towards Brisbane Spirit of Queensland Proserpine towards Cairns

History

The original Mackay station opened in 1885 in Tennyson Street. In 1924, it was relocated to Boddington Street (21.1488°S 149.1821°E / -21.1488; 149.1821 (Old Mackay railway station)).^[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]

Services

Mackay is served by Traveltrain's Spirit of Queensland service.^[5]