Marathon, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 20°51′39″S 143°34′12″E / 20.8608°S 143.57°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1916 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 6,724.8 km2 (2,596.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4821 | ||||||||||||
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Marathon is a rural town and locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia.[1] Although the town has existed since c. 1916, the locality was created in November 2021.[2]
The Great Northern railway line passes through the locality, entering from the east (Hughenden) and exiting to the west (Richmond) with the locality served by the following railway stations (from east to west):
- Boree railway station in the east of the locality (20°51′54″S 143°58′20″E / 20.8650°S 143.9721°E)[3]
- Marathon railway station, serving the town (20°51′46″S 143°34′25″E / 20.8629°S 143.5735°E)[3]
- Barabon railway station in far west of the locality (20°50′46″S 143°25′52″E / 20.8460°S 143.4312°E)[3]
The Flinders Highway runs parallel and immediately north of the railway line with two exceptions, at Marathon railway station and Barabon railway station, where it bypasses further north.[4]
The town is in the west of the locality.[4] The town never developed.[5] It lies between the Flinders Highway and the Marathon railway station.[4]