Theebine railway station (formerly Kilkivan Junction) is a closed railway station on the North Coast railway line of Queensland, Australia at Theebine. Slightly south of the railway station is the junction between the main North Coast line and the Kingaroy branch, which continues into west Queensland.[1] It is also the junction for the Dickabram line.
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| Location | Theebine Road, Theebine | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°56′49″S 152°32′41″E / 25.94694°S 152.54472°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Coast Line | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | no connections | |||||||||||||||
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| Closed | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kilkivan Junction | |||||||||||||||
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History
editFormerly Kilkivan Junction, it was named by the Railways Department as Theebine on 23 May 1910, using a Waka language word, dhil-bvain indicating the lung fish, Ceratodus Forsteri.[2][3]
The Kingaroy to Theebine railway, opened in December 1904, was used for agriculture and commercial freight as well as transporting passengers and was one of the first branch lines built in Queensland.[4] The Theebine to Kingaroy line was officially closed in early 2010.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Theebine". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Theebine – Rail Station (entry 34195)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "NAMES OF BAILWAY STATIONS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 335. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 30 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NANANGO DISTRICT". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 9987. Queensland, Australia. 6 December 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 30 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail". Gympie Regional Council. n.d. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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