Canberra railway station

Canberra
Eastbound view in July 2007
Location	Burke Crescent, Kingston
Coordinates	35°19′09″S 149°08′57″E / 35.319187°S 149.149232°E / -35.319187; 149.149232
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Canberra
Distance	329.61 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CBR
History
Opened	21 April 1924
Rebuilt	26 October 1966
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Terminus NSW TrainLink Southern Canberra Xplorer Queanbeyan towards Sydney

Canberra railway station is located on the Canberra line in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Canberra suburb of Kingston.

In March 1913, work began on a new 8.5 kilometre rail link from the capital to Queanbeyan on the Bombala line. The line was constructed, managed, and operated by the New South Wales Public Works Department on behalf of the Federal Government. It came under the control of the Commonwealth Railways in 1927.

The station building opened on 21 April 1924. From 1927 when Federal Parliament moved to Canberra, the rail passenger service was upgraded with the introduction of a Canberra portion to the Cooma Mail overnight train to Sydney that connected with Melbourne sleeper trains at Goulburn. A daylight service from Sydney was also introduced.

A new passenger terminal building opened by the Minister for Transport & Shipping, Gordon Freeth on 26 October 1966. Canberra station, along with the line to Queanbeyan, was owned and staffed by Australian National until May 1985 when it was transferred to the State Rail Authority which operated all the services on the line.

Steam locomotive 1210 that had hauled the first train into Canberra in May 1914, was displayed on a plinth outside the station from January 1962 until September 1984, when it was moved to the Canberra Railway Museum and returned to service in 1988.