Coonamble railway line

Coonamble Railway Station

Coonamble Line
Legend Coonamble Combara Brightling Gular Armatree Curban Kamber Gilgandra Balladoran Eumungerie Mogriguy Talbragar Troy Junction to Merrygoen joins the Main West line at Dubbo

The Coonamble railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line branches from the Main West Line at Dubbo. It opened in 1903,^[1] and carried passenger traffic until the 1970s. 900/950 class railmotors were first introduced on the service between Dubbo and Coonamble.^[2] It continues to carry goods traffic, predominately grain. The disused historic Coonamble railway station is currently at risk of demolition due to vandalism and high maintenance costs.^[3] The line is owned by the Rail Infrastructure Corporation of New South Wales, however operations over the line are managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) under a 60-year agreement.^[4] The northern section of the line features track that is in generally poor condition with derailments not uncommon.^[5]

See also

• Rail transport in New South Wales

References

1. Bozier, Rolfe; et al. "Coonamble Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
2. "Railway Service Provision". State Records NSW. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
3. "Old railway station faces uncertain future". ABC News. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
4. "Final Tripartite Agreement" (PDF). ARTC. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
5. Rail line condition puts grain plant on hold ABC News