Maryborough railway station, Queensland

Maryborough
Station front in July 2012
General information
Location	Lennox Street, Maryborough
Coordinates	25°32′19″S 152°42′00″E / 25.5385°S 152.6999°E / -25.5385; 152.6999
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Traveltrain
Line(s)	North Coast
Distance	263.47 kilometres from Roma Street
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Construction
Structure type	Ground
History
Opened	1878

Maryborough Railway Station Complex and Air Raid Shelter
Location of Maryborough Railway Station Complex and Air Raid Shelter in Queensland
Location	Lennox Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Design period	1870s–1890s (Late 19th century)
Built	1878–1890, 1878–1890, 1878–1890
Architect	Chief Engineer for Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name	Maryborough Railway Station Complex and Air Raid Shelter
Type	state heritage
Designated	21 October 1992
Reference no.	600702
Type	Residential: Detached house
Theme	Moving goods, people and information: Using rail; Building settlements, towns, cities and dwellings: Dwellings
Builders	John Roddam & John Walker

Maryborough railway station is a heritage-listed railway station at Lennox Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the North Coast line serving the city of Maryborough. It was designed by Chief Engineer of the Queensland Railways Department and built from 1878 to 1890 by John Roddam & John Walker. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.^[1]

The station forecourt is served by Greyhound Australia coach services to Brisbane, Hervey Bay, Agnes Water and Cairns,^[2] and Premier Motor Services services to Brisbane and Cairns^[3] Queensland Rail operates services between Hervey Bay and Maryborough West railway station via Maryborough station.^[4]

Maryborough railway station opened in 1878, when an eight kilometre branch into Maryborough was built as part of the North Coast line. It was built as a terminal station.^[5] Beyond the station, the line continued to service the Walkers Limited (now Downer Rail) railway workshops and Mary River wharf. An air raid shelter was built into the station during World War II for protection of the staff in case an air raid occurred.^[6]

In 1924, a new station was built on the North Coast line at Baddow, that was used by through services. Terminating services continued to use Maryborough station. In 1989, a new seven kilometre alignment of the North Coast line was built as part of the electrification of the line. This included a new Maryborough West station, replacing both Maryborough and Baddow stations.^[7][8]

As at 2013, Maryborough railway station consists of one island platform and an extensive yard. Although the station and yard have been decommissioned, the branch line remains in use to service the Downer Rail workshops. The building fell into a state of disrepair, but was restored in the early 2000s. Queensland Rail maintains a presence on part of the station site in relation to rail freight and as a booking office, while other parts are being developed into a shopping centre.^[1]