Emerald railway station, Queensland
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The ornate entrance to Emerald railway station, 2014
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| Location | Capricorn Highway/Gregory Highway, Emerald |
| Coordinates | 23°31′36″S 148°09′50″E / 23.5266°S 148.1638°ECoordinates: 23°31′36″S 148°09′50″E / 23.5266°S 148.1638°E |
| Owned by | Queensland Rail |
| Operated by | Traveltrain |
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Central Western Clermont Springsure |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 May 1879 |
| Rebuilt | 1900 |
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 Location of Emerald railway station in Queensland
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| Location | Clermont Street (Capricorn Highway/Gregory Highway), Emerald, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 23°31′36″S 148°09′24″E / 23.5266°S 148.1568°E |
| Design period | 1900 - 1914 (early 20th century) |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Henrik Hansen |
| Architectural style(s) | Classicism |
| Official name: Emerald Railway Station Complex | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600490 |
| Significant period | 1900s (fabric, historical) |
| Significant components | platform canopies/awnings (railway), carriage shade (railway), residential accommodation - staff quarters, shed - machinery, office/s, platform, views to, foyer - entrance, views from, railway station, ticket box/office |
| Builders | Thomas Moir |
Emerald railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Central Western railway line at Clermont Street (Capricorn Highway/Gregory Highway), Emerald, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. The building design was signed by Henrik Hansen was built in 1900 by Thomas Moir. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Emerald station is served by Traveltrain's Spirit of the Outback.
The Central Western railway was extended from Comet to Emerald on 19 May 1879. Emerald was chosen as a point for branch lines to Clermont (1884) and Springsure (1887) to save building separate lines to each and to enable the main line to be extended due west. Although the railway extended west to Withersfield on 20 October 1880, Emerald's position as a railway junction made it a locomotive depot allowing Emerald to become a major regional centre.
The name Emerald was taken from a nearby property, Emerald Downs. In 1880 a goods shed and sheepyards were erected, and a coal stage in 1881. In 1882 an engine shed, fitting shop and smithy were erected. By 1885, with the building of the Clermont branch, a small repair shop and a new coal stage had also been built. In 1895 a contract was let for extension of the engine shed. Nothing is known of the original station building except that its removal to Raglan and Bajool was approved in 1903.
When Rockhampton Chamber of Commerce was advised in 1898 that a new refreshment room was to be built at Emerald, the Chamber pointed out the need for a new station building with a raised platform at this growing town. They were successful and a contract for the new station was awarded to Thomas Moir on 24 October 1900. The building design was signed by Henrik Hansen.
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