Helidon railway station
Helidon
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File:Helidon Railway Station, Queensland, July 2013.JPG
Westbound view in July 2013
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Location | Turner Street, Helidon | ||||||||||
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | Traveltrain | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main | ||||||||||
Distance | 115.27 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1866 | ||||||||||
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Helidon railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Helidon. The station has one platform with a passing loop, opening in 1866.[1]
An 1891 Railway Tourist Guide says this of Helidon Station:[2]
"Thence across open forest flats and rolling ridges with red box gums , silver leaf ironbark, and apple tree ; ranges showing in the background to the north and south, until the arrival at Helidon, 72 miles from Brisbane at 462 feet altitude. Here is a well-appointed refreshment room where the traveller can obtain a regular lunch, or sandwiches, tea, coffee, milk or any hotel beverage at the bar. Two miles from here is the Helidon Spa water spring"
Services
Helidon is served by Traveltrain's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville.[3]
References
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- ↑ The Westlander timetable Queensland Rail 1 January 2015
External links
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