Coal lines reopened by mid-April: Aurizon

Aurizon expects most of its central Queensland coal railways to be reopened by April 14, with the Goonyella line to reopen by the first week of May.

Aurizon expects most of its central Queensland coal railways to be reopened by April 14. (AAP)

Rail freight operator Aurizon expects three of its four central Queensland coal railways will be reopened within two weeks.

The company said following Cyclone Debbie it will reopen the Blackwater, Newland and Moura lines, connecting regional mines to Gladstone and Abbott Point coal terminals, between April 9 and April 14.

Aurizon said the remaining Goonyella line, which services the Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay coal terminals, will be reopened by the first week of May.