Carriage with accessible seats, accessible spaces, facilities and storage space
A carriage with accessible facilities is available at the Heritage Class rate on all services to customers who require it. However Gold Class food and beverage service is only available on the 9:55am departure from Freshwater, and the 3:30pm departure from Kuranda. Customers who wish to receive the Gold Class service will need to pay the applicable Gold Class upgrade fare.
These carriages contain 8 seats and 4 accessible spaces. Seats are numbered 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18 and 19 with four accessible spaces nearby seats 18 and 19. Accessible spaces are numbered 16, 17, 20 and 21. Seats 18 and 19 can swivel to face the opposite direction (e.g. seat 18 can face either seat 13 or accessible space 16 and seat 19 can swivel to face accessible space 17).
Carriage Facilities
An accessible unisex toilet and baby change facility including signage with raised text and braille and grab rails is located at the end of the carriage closest to the accessible spaces 20 and 21.
Aisle, Corridor and Door Widths
External door width:
1410mm (double doors)
Aisle width between seats:
710mm
Accessibility Information
Accessible Seats
Accessible seats are available, including for people transferring into the seat from a mobility device. These are numbered 18, 19, 10 and 8 and are located near the accessible spaces.
If you transfer to a seat, please be aware that club style lounge seating has an arched shape back and fixed arm rests which cannot be moved or adjusted. Seats 18 and 19 can swivel to face the accessible space.
The aisle width between Accessible Seats 18 and 19 is 1180mm then narrows to an aisle width of 640mm.
- A carer travelling with a customer who is booked in Accessible Seat 18 will be allocated across from them in seat 13.
- A carer travelling with a customer booked in Accessible Seat 19 will be allocated across from them into seat 14.
- A carer travelling with a customer booked in Accessible Seat 10 will be allocated adjacent into seat 9.
- A carer travelling with a customer booked in Accessible Seat 8 will be allocated adjacent into seat 7.
Mobility devices can be stored in an Accessible Space which is included in the Accessible Seat booking.
Accessible Spaces
This carriage has four Accessible Spaces for customers to travel in or store a mobility device such as a wheelchair or mobility scooter. These are labelled 16, 17, 20 and 21 and are located near the Accessible Seats and the Accessible toilet.
These spaces are available to customers when the Accessible Seats (18,19,10 and 8) are added to their booking.
- When Accessible Seat 18 is booked, Accessible Space 16 will be allocated.
- When Accessible Seat 19 is booked, Accessible Space 17 will be allocated.
- When Accessible Seat 10 is booked, Accessible Space 20 will be allocated.
- When Accessible Seat 8 is booked, Accessible Space 21 will be allocated.
Accessible Space Dimensions:
Mobility Device size restrictions apply. In general, these dimension limits are
750mm wide by 1100mm long.
For additional information on accessible facilities please visit our webpage
Accessible travel.
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