Home Hill railway station

Home Hill
Southbound view in January 2013
Location	Eighth Avenue, Home Hill
Coordinates	19°39′56″S 147°24′50″E / 19.6656°S 147.4140°ECoordinates: 19°39′56″S 147°24′50″E / 19.6656°S 147.4140°E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Traveltrain
Line(s)	North Coast
Distance	1248.78 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Bowen toward Brisbane Diesel Tilt Train Ayr toward Cairns

Home Hill railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Home Hill. The station has one platform. Opposite the platform lies a passing loop.

Home Hill and Ayr are the two closest stations on the North Coast line, being only 11 kilometres apart.

History

The North Coast railway line from Bobawaba to Townsville opened in 1913 and Home Hill railway station opened as part of that. It provided for both passengers and the sale of produce. By the 1970s the improvements to roads and the rising use of motor vehicles saw rail services in the region under threat of reduction or even closure. The rail motor service to Townsville ceased and in 1993 staff numbers at the Home Hill station were reduced. In 2003 the station and its goods shed was closed. However, the trains continue to stop at the station for passengers to board and disembark but under the supervision of the train crew rather than station staff.^[1]

Services

Home Hill is served by Traveltrain's Spirit of Queensland service.^[2]

References

1. Scott, Laura A; Lower Burdekin Historical Society (2014), Mastering the dream : Home Hill : jubilee to centenary, Home Hill, Q The Lower Burdekin Historical Society Inc, ISBN 978-0-9871987-1-6
2. Spirit of Queensland timetable Queensland Rail 1 January 2015

External links

• Media related to Home Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Home Hill station Queensland's Railways on the Internet