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Oakey railway station

Coordinates: 27°25′52″S 151°43′13″E / 27.4312°S 151.7203°E / -27.4312; 151.7203
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Oakey
View looking towards Dalby, Roma and Charleville in July 2013
General information
LocationBridge Street, Oakey
Coordinates27°25′52″S 151°43′13″E / 27.4312°S 151.7203°E / -27.4312; 151.7203
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byTraveltrain
Line(s)Western
Platforms1
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1868
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Toowoomba
towards Brisbane
The Westlander Dalby
towards Charleville

Oakey railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Oakey. The station has one platform with a passing loop and two sidings, opening in 1868.[1]

In addition to it being used as an operational passenger railway station, the Oakey Railway Station is utilized by the Toowoomba Regional Council as the Oakey Visitor Information Centre.

Services

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Oakey is served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville.[2]

The Westbound Service (3S86) is timetabled to stop at Oakey at 12:10am on Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Eastbound Service (3987) is timetabled to stop at Oakey at 5:55am on Thursdays and Saturdays


Greyhound Australia also utilizes Oakey as a timetabled stop for the following intercity bus services

Service Route
Gx493 Brisbane to Mount Isa (via Toowoomba, Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles, Roma, Charleville, Blackall, Barcaldine, Longreach, Winton & Cloncurry)
Gx494 Mount Isa to Brisbane (via Cloncurry, Winton, Longreach, Barcaldine, Blackall, Charleville, Roma, Miles, Chinchilla, Dalby & Toowoomba)
Gx495 Brisbane to Charleville (via Toowoomba, Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles, Roma, Mitchell & Morven)
Gx496 Charleville to Brisbane (via Morven, Mitchell, Roma, Miles, Chinchilla, Dalby and Toowoomba

References

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  1. ^ Oakey Archived 12 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Centre for the Government of Queensland
  2. ^ "Westlander & Inlander timetable" (PDF). Queensland Rail Travel. 19 September 2020.
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