It is on the Great Northern line at Charters Towers, 134 kilometres (83 mi) west of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia.

The line arrived at Charters Towers in December 1882[1] and eventually extended west to the city of Mount Isa in 1929.

Seven years later the rise in gold returns convinced the government to connect the centre to the coast with a more reliable transport conduit.

The station was built at Queenton, midway between the two population centres of Charters Towers and Millchester.

[4] The signals, crane and subway at the station were listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 30 October 2008.