Railway Estate, Queensland
suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Railway Estate is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Railway Estate had a population of 2,871 people.
Geography
Railway Estate is located on the south end of Ross Island, bounded by Ross Creek to the south-west and Ross River to the south-east. The suburb of South Townsville occupies the northern part of the island.
North Townsville Road (Boundary Street) runs through the suburb from west to east, North Ward Road (Saunders Street) enters from the north, and South Townsville Road (Railway Avenue) enters from the south-west.
There is a large railway yard in the north of the suburb with the North Coast railway line entering the suburb from the south (Oonoonba) over Ross River and then splits with one branch exiting the suburb to the north-west (Townsville CBD) over Ross Creek and the other exiting to the north (South Townsville) to the Port of Townsville. As at June 2025, there is only one operational railway station within the suburb:
Wulguru Steel railway siding (19.26733°S 146.81999°E / -19.26733; 146.81999 (Wulguru Steel railway siding)) on a spur off the North Coast railway line
but there were formerly a number of railway stations (from north to south):
Railway Estate railway station (19.2723°S 146.8151°E / -19.2723; 146.8151 (Railway Estate railway station (former)))
Queens Road railway station (19.2767°S 146.8155°E / -19.2767; 146.8155 (Queens Road railway station (former)))
Yenoor railway station (19.2812°S 146.8154°E / -19.2812; 146.8154 (Yenoor railway station (former)))
Ross Island Barracks is a military facility in the east of the locality beside the Ross River. It is surrounded by marshland with Samphire Road being the only road access through the marshland. It has wharf access to the Ross River. Part of the 10th Force Support Battalion is located at the barracks.
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