Charleville railway station, Queensland

Charleville
Station front in July 2013
Location	King Street, Charleville
Coordinates	26°24′22″S 146°14′39″E / 26.4062°S 146.2441°E / -26.4062; 146.2441Coordinates: 26°24′22″S 146°14′39″E / 26.4062°S 146.2441°E / -26.4062; 146.2441
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Traveltrain
Line(s)	Western
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1 March 1888
Rebuilt	1957
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Morven toward Brisbane The Westlander Terminus

Charleville railway station, Queensland
Location of Charleville railway station, Queensland in Queensland
Location	King Street, Charleville, Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	26°24′23″S 146°14′39″E / 26.4064°S 146.2441°E / -26.4064; 146.2441
Design period	1870s - 1890s (late 19th century)
Built	1888 - 1957
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name: Charleville Railway Station
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	12 July 2005
Reference no.	602368
Significant period	1880s (historical)
Significant components	foyer - entrance, office/s, views to, views from, shed - goods, ticket box/office, railway station, furniture/fittings, platform canopies/awnings (railway), loading bay/dock, track

Charleville railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Western line at King Street, Charleville, Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1888 to 1957. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 July 2005.

The station has one platform, opening on 1 March 1888 when the line was extended from Morven as the terminus of the line. In 1898, the line was extended west to Cunnamulla.

Charleville is the terminus for Traveltrain's twice weekly Westlander service from Brisbane. Traveltrain coach services operate from Charleville to Cunnamulla and Quilpie.

Charleville railway station was established by the Queensland Government in 1888 as part of a rail link to service Western Queensland. Heritage-listed structures at the station include the passenger station (opened in 1957) and the goods shed (the core of which was completed in 1888). These structures reflect the historic importance of Charleville as a western railway station.

In Australia, government fostered the development of railways as a means of developing the country and providing social benefits. It was argued that rail would reduce freight costs and save travel time for passengers. An added incentive for rail development in Queensland was the very poor state of the roads. In wet weather especially, this hampered the transport of freight. Railway development became the province of government because of the doubtful economics of building and operating a rail service for the widely distributed, sparse population of rural Queensland. In most cases the capital costs were high in relation to the potential revenue likely to be raised from passengers and freight. These economies imposed a limit on the expansion of railways into remote areas.