Toowoomba railway station

Toowoomba
Station front in July 2013
Location	Railway Street, Toowoomba
Coordinates	27°33′27″S 151°57′06″E / 27.5574°S 151.9517°E / -27.5574; 151.9517Coordinates: 27°33′27″S 151°57′06″E / 27.5574°S 151.9517°E / -27.5574; 151.9517
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Traveltrain
Line(s)	Western Main Southern
Distance	162.04 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 side, 1 bay)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1867
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station Helidon toward Brisbane The Westlander Oakey toward Charleville

Toowoomba railway station
Location of Toowoomba railway station in Queensland
Location	Russell Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°33′21″S 151°57′07″E / 27.5557°S 151.952°E / -27.5557; 151.952
Design period	1870s - 1890s (late 19th century)
Built	1873 - 1950s circa
Architect	FDG Stanley
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name: Toowoomba Railway Station, Honour Board and Railway Yard Structures
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	21 October 1992
Reference no.	600872
Significant period	1870s-1930s (historical) 1873-ongoing (social)
Significant components	air raid shelter, railway refreshment room/s, furniture/fittings, residential accommodation - workers' quarters, railway station, yard, views from, office/s, shed - goods, store/s / storeroom / storehouse, crane / gantry, weighbridge/weigh station, platform canopies/awnings (railway), machinery/plant/equipment - transport - rail, shed/s, views to, out building/s, switch room, pit - brake examination (railway), signal box/signal cabin/switch house/mechanical points (rail), platform, pit - machinery, memorial - honour board/ roll of honour, rest room/retiring room/powder room
Builders	R. Godsall

Toowoomba railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Western line at Russell Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Toowoomba, which is the junction for the Western, Main and Southern lines.The station has one platform with a passing loop, opening in 1867. It was designed by FDG Stanley and built in 1873 by R. Godsall. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

Toowoomba is served by Traveltrain's twice weekly Westlander service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville.

Following the cessation of the Dirranbandi Mail in February 1993 and the diversion of The Westlander to call at Willowburn in August 1994, Toowoomba was served by no regular passenger services. This was redressed when The Westlander reverted to calling at the station from 8 April 1997.

Toowoomba station is served by Bus Queensland Toowoomba services.

Toowoomba railway station represents an important site in the study of the railway network of Queensland. As the focal point of one of the major railway routes in Queensland the Toowoomba station has reflected the growth and decline of railway passenger traffic in Queensland. Conceived originally as an imposing two-storeyed structure the Toowoomba station was designed by Sir Charles Fox in England in mid-1866. As designed the building was to be prefabricated in England and shipped to Queensland. It was anticipated that this building would act as the administrative centre for the railways centred on Toowoomba.