North Coast railway line, Queensland

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The North Coast railway line is also a railway in New South Wales, Australia.

QR North Coast Line

Legend 0km Brisbane (Central) 51km Caboolture End of Dual+ Track Wamuran Branch 82km Caboolture 104km Nambour 131km Cooroy Mary Valley Railway Gympie 173km Gympie North 173km End of Suburban Network 207km Kingaroy System 243km Owanyilla Woodchip 250km Monto System 262km Maryborough West 263km Maryborough 292km Howard 351km Bundaberg 460km Miriam Vale 529km Gladstone Monto & Moura Systems Golding Coal Unloader 565km Mount Larcom 632km Blackwater System 638km Rockhampton Yeppoon Branch 811km St Lawrence 915km Goonyella System 916km Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay Coal Unloaders 926km Sarina 959km Mackay Marian Branch 969km Mackay Harbour Proserpine Bowen Harbour 1149km Bowen 1156km Newlands System 1165km Abbott Point 1249km Home Hill 1260km Ayr 1290km Invicta Mill 1293km Giru 1330km Zinc Smelter 1331km Mt Isa System 1340km Townsville Port 1341km Townsville 1365km Yabulu 1449km Ingham 1502km Cardwell 1545km Tully 1594km Innisfail 1622km Babinda 1658km Gordonvale 1680km Cairns Tablelands System

The North Coast railway line is a primary railway line in Queensland, Australia. It runs from Brisbane, along the Queensland coast to as far north as Cairns. The line is electrified as far north as Rockhampton. Along the way, the railway passes through the towns and cities of Gympie, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Townsville, and Cairns.

Many lines branch off the North Coast Line, the Monto Loop branches off at Mungar and Callemondah. The Imbil railway branches off near Gympie, with the Valley Rattler operating on the branch for heritage and scenic tours. The Western Line branches off at Townsville, with The Inlander operating to Mt Isa. In addition, many coal and freight lines branches off at Rockhampton and at Sarina.

Many trains operate on the North Coast Line daily. QR CityTrain operates frequent suburban services to Caboolture and numerous interurban services to Nambour and Gympie. Long distance services, operated by QR TravelTrain runs many passenger trains along the route, which includes their flagship electric and diesel tilt trains to Rockhampton and Cairns. Freight services are operated by QRNational and Pacific National Queensland.