Colton railway station, Queensland
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Colton railway station is a closed railway station on the North Coast railway line
in Queensland
. It was the junction for the (now closed) Urangan railway line that extended from Colton to Takura, Stockyard Creek, Walligan, Nikenbah, Urraween, Kawungan, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and finally Urangan and the Urangan Pier
in Hervey Bay. Much of the Urangan line has now been removed, as has Colton station itself.
North Coast railway line, Queensland
The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It runs from Brisbane, along the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. It was the junction for the (now closed) Urangan railway line that extended from Colton to Takura, Stockyard Creek, Walligan, Nikenbah, Urraween, Kawungan, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and finally Urangan and the Urangan Pier
Urangan Pier
Urangan Pier is a historic pier in Urangan, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.It is a former deep-water, cargo-handling facility originally built to facilitate the export of sugar, timber and coal...
in Hervey Bay. Much of the Urangan line has now been removed, as has Colton station itself.