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The township of Alpha is located in central western Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

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. The Capricorn Highway
Capricorn Highway

The Capricorn Highway is located in Central Queensland, Australia, and links the city of Rockhampton, Queensland with western Queensland. The highway is approximately 560 kilometres long, and joins the Landsborough Highway at Barcaldine, Queensland....
 passes through the town, which lies on Alpha Creek. At the 2001 census
Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years. The most recent census was conducted on 8 August 2006....
, Alpha had a population of 369.

Alpha was initially established as a temporary terminus during construction of the Great Northern Railway. The railway, which was being built westwards from Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
, was opened to Alpha on September 22, 1884. The construction camp continued moving west, but a township remained at the former terminus.






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The township of Alpha is located in central western Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. The Capricorn Highway
Capricorn Highway

The Capricorn Highway is located in Central Queensland, Australia, and links the city of Rockhampton, Queensland with western Queensland. The highway is approximately 560 kilometres long, and joins the Landsborough Highway at Barcaldine, Queensland....
 passes through the town, which lies on Alpha Creek. At the 2001 census
Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years. The most recent census was conducted on 8 August 2006....
, Alpha had a population of 369.

Alpha was initially established as a temporary terminus during construction of the Great Northern Railway. The railway, which was being built westwards from Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
, 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
Queensland Rail

QR Limited is the government-owned corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the rail transport system in the State of Queensland, Australia....
 maintained a locomotive depot in the town.

The town remains a service centre for the surrounding pastoral properties and travellers on the highway.