Bowenfels is a small town on the western outskirts of Lithgow, New South Wales

Lithgow, New South Wales

Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of the local political division City of Lithgow. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow, the first Auditor-General of New South Wales.Lithgow is...

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Australia

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History

The town was founded in the 1830s to service travellers along the new road to Bathurst

Bathurst, New South Wales

-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...

, which opened in 1832. The town was the first settlement in the valley and pre-dated Lithgow by 40 years. The railway

Main Western railway line, New South Wales

The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains, Central West, North West Slopes and the Far West regions.- Description of route :...

 opened in 1869, and was electrified in the 1950s, although passenger services no longer service Bowenfels station

Bowenfels railway station, New South Wales

Bowenfels is a disused railway station on the Main Western line of New South Wales, Australia. It consists of a historic sandstone building. The station opened in 1869 with the construction of the railway and was electrified in the 1950s as part of the Blue Mountains line electrification programme....

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