Kuranda Railway Station, Queensland

Bain, Jack (1964) Kuranda Railway Station, Queensland. [Image]

Abstract

The Cairns-to-Kuranda Railway is a heritage-listed railway line from the Cairns Region to the Shire of Mareeba, both in Queensland, Australia. It commences at Redlynch, a suburb of Cairns and travels up the Great Dividing Range to Kuranda within the Shire of Mareeba on the Atherton Tableland. It was built from 1913 to 1915 by Queensland Railways. Components of it include Stoney Creek Bridge, the Rail Bridge over Christmas Creek, Kuranda railway station, and Surprise Creek Rail Bridge. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 August 1992. The railway is used to operate a tourist rail service, the Kuranda Scenic Railway. It forms part of the Tablelands railway line. (Wikipedia)

Additional Information

Item Type: Image
Source Media: 35 mm slide
Collection: Bain/O'Gorman
Sub-Collection Title:

Australia - Queensland - North Region

Date: August 1964
Keywords: Kuranda Railway Station - Queensland; Kuranda - Queensland; Kuranda Scenic Railway - Queensland; Tourist attraction - Queensland; Atherton Tablelands - Queensland; Great Dividing Range - Queensland; Tourist train - Queensland
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Date Deposited: 07 Jul 2023 01:10
Last Modified: 27 Jul 2023 04:18
Copyright Owner: Queensland University of Technology
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Location:
CountryState or RegionCity or TownPlace
AustraliaQueenslandKurandaKuranda Railway Station
Location -16.8631, 145.6631
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/7258
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