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City in Queensland, Australia
Townsville is a city on the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia. Townsville is Australia's largest urban center north of the Sunshine Coast, with a population of 180,820 in June 2018. Considered to be the unofficial capital of North Queensland locals, host Townsville numerous governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central part of the Great Barrier Reef. The city is also a major industrial center, home to one of the world's largest zinc refineries, a nickel refinery and many other similar activities. Port of Townsville is also expanded to enable much larger cargo ships from Asia and the world's largest passenger ship to visit. It is an increasingly important port because of its proximity to Asia and key trading partners such as China. Popular attractions include 'The Strand', a long tropical beach and garden strip; Riverway, a river park attraction located on the banks of the Ross River; Reef HQ, a large tropical aquarium holding many of the Great Barrier Reef's native flora and fauna; Museum of Tropical Queensland, built around a display of relics from the sunken British warship HMS Pandora; Castle Hill, or as it was originally known Cootharinga, the most prominent landmark in the area and a popular place for training; Townsville Sports Reserve; and Magnetic Island, a large neighboring island, the majority of which is national park. .... Learn more at Wikipedia
Townsville is the intersection of the A1 (Bruce Highway) and A6 (Flinders Highway) National highways. Townsville Ring Road, planned to become part of the new routed A1 road bypass, circumnavigates the city. Townsville has a public transport contract to TransLink, which provides regular services between several parts of the city. Public transport is also available from the CBD to Bushland Beach. Regular ferry and vehicular barge services operate on Magnetic Island and Palm Island.Construction of railways in the area of Townsville began as early as 1879, and the first railway line was opened in 1880. The line to Mount Isa used by Inlander today inaugurated in 1929. the railway lines to Cairns and Brisbane, which is used by the spirit of Queensland was inaugurated in 1929 as well. The former railway station, a very representative building at the end of Flinders Street, was completed in 1913. The railway station in Townsville was opened in 2003. Tilt Train service connects Townsville Railway Station to Brisbane in the south and Cairns in the north. Townsville is a major destination and generator of rail freight. The North Coast railway line, operated by Queensland Rail Meets West line of the city's south. Container operations are also common, and the products of the local nickel and copper refineries, as well as minerals from the western line (Mount Isa), transported to the port by rail. Port of Townsville bulk handling facilities to import cement, nickel ore and fuel, as well as for exporting sugar and products from North Queensland mines. The port has three sugar storage shed, with the newest is the largest under-cover storage space in Australia.The city is served by Townsville International Airport. The airport handles direct domestic flights to Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, as well as direct regional flights to destinations such as Cairns, Mackay, Mount Isa, Rockhampton and Toowoomba. Airlines currently serve the airport include Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Regional Express, Qantaslink and Airnorth.
| Name | Townsville |
|---|---|
| Long Name | Townsville, QLD, Australia |
| Region | Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Map | Open Map |
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