Euabalong West, New South Wales
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Euabalong West is a small town on the Broken Hill Railway Line
that was founded to serve the residents of nearby Euabalong, which was a crossing point for the Lachlan River
founded in the 1870s. The town has approximately 70 people, and its main industries are cropping, grazing, and railway-related employment.
The town's railway station opened in 1919 and is served by the twice-weekly Indian Pacific train between Sydney
and Perth
. It heads to Sydney on Tuesdays and Fridays, and to Perth on Sundays and Thursdays. CountryLink
's Broken Hill Outback Xplorer also serves the town's station on Mondays and Tuesdays heading to Broken Hill
on Mondays (at 2:46pm), and Sydney (at 12:57pm) on Tuesdays.
The town was the scene of a major freight derailment in January 2007, when a freight train carrying chemicals derailed and spilled wreckage over a 1.5 km zone, blocking all rail traffic between Adelaide
and Sydney
.
Broken Hill railway line, New South Wales
The Broken Hill railway line is now part of the transcontinental railway from Sydney to Perth.New South Wales's first line opened from Sydney to Parramatta Junction in 1855 and was extended as the Main Western line in stages to Orange in 1877. The Broken Hill line branched off the Main Western...
that was founded to serve the residents of nearby Euabalong, which was a crossing point for the Lachlan River
Lachlan River
- Course :The river rises in the central highland of New South Wales, part of the Great Dividing Range, 13 km east of Gunning. Its major headwaters, the Carcoar River, the Belubula River and the Abercrombie River converge near the town of Cowra. Minor tributaries include the Morongla Creek...
founded in the 1870s. The town has approximately 70 people, and its main industries are cropping, grazing, and railway-related employment.
The town's railway station opened in 1919 and is served by the twice-weekly Indian Pacific train between Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. It heads to Sydney on Tuesdays and Fridays, and to Perth on Sundays and Thursdays. CountryLink
CountryLink
CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...
's Broken Hill Outback Xplorer also serves the town's station on Mondays and Tuesdays heading to Broken Hill
Broken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
on Mondays (at 2:46pm), and Sydney (at 12:57pm) on Tuesdays.
The town was the scene of a major freight derailment in January 2007, when a freight train carrying chemicals derailed and spilled wreckage over a 1.5 km zone, blocking all rail traffic between Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.