Wallumbilla railway station

Wallumbilla
Station front in July 2013
General information
LocationWarrego Highway, Wallumbilla
Coordinates26°36′47″S 149°23′03″E / 26.6131°S 149.3843°E / -26.6131; 149.3843
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byTraveltrain
Line(s)Western
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1879

Wallumbilla railway station is a disused station located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It served the town of Wallumbilla and had one platform.[1]

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. Passengers are now required to alight at the preceding station (Yuleba) for road transport.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Wallumbilla Archived 28 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Centre for the Government of Queensland
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ ""Westlander" & "Western Mail" Rail Crash". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 19 September 2020.