North Rockhampton railway station when it was located in Rockhampton's Kershaw Gardens, 2012
North Rockhampton railway station was the terminus of the line, which was built to give Rockhampton residents access to the seaside.[3] Although Rockhampton had a railway station, it was on the southern side of the Fitzroy River and building a rail bridge across the river was seen as too expensive, so the line commenced on the north side of the river. However, having a disconnected railway line proved inconvenient and in 1899, the Rockhampton Junction railway line was built linking Rockhampton's main railway station with the North Rockhampton railway station via the Alexandra Railway Bridge over the Fitzroy River.[4]
After the North Rockhampton railway station closed, it was relocated to Kershaw Gardens where it was used to house public toilets.[5]
In 2012, Rockhampton Regional Council voted unanimously to demolish the building due to extensive termite damage which would have cost $128,000 to repair.[5]
The building was eventually dismantled in 2017.[6]
Referencesedit
^"North Rockhampton – railway station (entry 24713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^"THE EMU PARK RAILWAY". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLI, no. 7859. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 18 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^(PDF). Archer Park Rail Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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