North Coat Line (NCL) opening dates by section
This is a list of the NCL opening dates in sectional order. This list shows the original opening date of each NCL section, ignoring any subsequent deviations etc. A list of the NCL opening dates by chronological order, including the known opening dates for all line construction, including deviations, plus the known dates of other significant NCL related events is here.
Roma Street - Central 18/8/1889
Central - Mayne 1/11/1890
Mayne - Northgate 11/5/1882
Northgate - Petrie 1/3/1888
Petrie - Caboolture 11/6/1888
Caboolture - Landsborough 1/2/1890
Landsborough - Yandina 1/1/1891
Yandina - Cooroy 17/7/1891
Cooroy - Cooran 1/4/1891
Cooran - Gympie 10/6/1889
Gympie - Maryborough 6/8/1881
Baddow - Howard 30/3/1883
Howard - Goodwood 15/8/1887
Goodwood - Bundaberg 20/2/1888
Bundaberg - North Bundaberg 15/6/1891
North Bundaberg - Rosedale 1/7/1892
Rosedale - Iveragh 1/10/1897
Iveragh - Gladstone 1/8/1896
Gladstone - Rockhampton 18/12/1903
Rockhampton - North Rockhampton 6/11/1899
Glenmore Junction - Milman 18/10/1911
Milman - Yaamba 1/10/1913
Yaamba - Kunwarara 3/8/1915
Kunwarara - Marlborough 31/3/1917
Marlborough - Styx 5/6/1919
Styx - Wumalgi 9/8/1920
Wumalgi - St Lawrence 4/6/1921
St Lawrence - Carmila 24/9/1921
Carmila - Koumala 10/8/1920
Koumala -Sarina 20/7/1915
Sarina - Mackay 1/7/1913
Mackay - Farleigh 19/4/1918
Farleigh - Proserpine 1/12/1923
Proserpine - Bowen 1/7/1910 (by Bowen Proserpine Joint Tramway Board)
Bowen - Guthalungra 1/5/1890
Guthalungra - Bobawaba 1/10/1891
Bobawaba - Home Hill 3/7/1913
Home Hill - Carstairs 1/9/1913
Carstairs - Ayr 30/6/1913
Ayr - Stuart 27/3/1901 (by Ayr Joint Tramway Board)
Stuart - Townsville 20/12/1880
Townsville - Kurukan 14/4/1914
Kurukan - Rollingstone 5/4/1915
Rollingstone - Moongobulla 2/5/1917
Moongobulla - Coolbie 29/7/1918
Coolbie - Bambaroo 26/12/1918
Bambaroo - Toobanna 21/7/1919
Toobanna - Ingham 1/12/1919
Ingham - Lilypond 10/1/1921
Lilypond -Feluga 10/12/1924
Feluga - El Arish 3/12/1923
El Arish - Innisfail 18/12/1922
Innisfail - Daradgee 10/12/1924
Daradgee - Pawngilly 13/9/1919
Pawngilly - Babinda 9/12/1912
Babinda - Harvey Creek Feb 1910 (by Cairns Shire Council - CSC)
Harvey Creek - Aloomba 12/6/1903 (by CSC)
Aloomba - Gordonvale Aug 1898 (by CSC)
Gordonvale - Cairns 3/5/1897 (by CSC)
