Colton railway station explained

Colton railway station is a railway station on the North Coast railway line in Queensland. It was the junction for the (now closed) Urangan railway line that extended from Colton to Takura, Stockyard Creek, Walligan, Nikenbah, Urraween, Kawungan, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and finally Urangan^[1] and the Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay. Much of the Urangan line has now been removed, as has Colton station itself.^[2] It remains a railway siding.^[3]

See also

• Hervey Bay railway line

Notes and References

1. Web site: Urangan branch. https://web.archive.org/web/20080825095356/http://qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/urangan/. 25 August 2008. dead. 11 April 2020.
2. Web site: Colton . https://web.archive.org/web/20080729003020/http://qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/colton/. 29 July 2008. dead. 11 April 2020.
3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations . 22 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.