Alpha, Queensland

The township of Alpha (23°39′S, 146°38′E) is located in central western Queensland, Australia. The Capricorn Highway passes through the town, which lies on Alpha Creek. Alpha is the administrative centre of the Jericho Shire Council. At the 2001 census, Alpha had a population of 369.^[1] Alpha was initially established as a temporary terminus during construction of the Great Northern Railway. The railway, which was being built westwards from Rockhampton, was opened to Alpha on September 22, 1884. The construction camp continued moving west, but a township remained at the former terminus. Until the late 1990s, Queensland Rail maintained a locomotive depot in the town. The town remains a service centre for the surrounding pastoral properties and travellers on the highway.

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