Dubbo railway station

Dubbo

Eastbound view in July 2013
Location Talbragar Street, Dubbo
Coordinates 32°14′42″S 148°36′29″E / 32.2450°S 148.6081°E / -32.2450; 148.6081
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Western
Coonamble
Molong-Dubbo
Distance 462.20 kilometres from Central
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code DBO
History
Opened 1 February 1881
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
TerminusNSW TrainLink Western
Dubbo XPT
towards Sydney

Dubbo railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Dubbo, opening on 1 February 1881.[1][2]

Dubbo was a major railway centre, being the junction for the Main Western, Molong-Dubbo and Coonamble lines and maintaining a sizeable locomotive depot. Dubbo was the limit for heavier 36, 38 and 60 class locomotives, with smaller locomotives taking over for journeys further west.[3][4] The station previously had a bay platform, which was removed in August 1988.[5]

Services

Until it ceased in November 1988, Dubbo was served by the Western Mail from Sydney.[6][7] At Dubbo it connected with the Far West Express to Bourke, Cobar and Coonamble.[8]

In September 1975, the Public Transport Commission introduced six Denning coaches to replace all train services north and west from Dubbo.[9]

Today Dubbo is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Central West XPT service operating to and from Sydney.[10]

NSW TrainLink also operate road coach services from Dubbo to Lithgow, Cootamundra, Broken Hill, Bourke, Nyngan and Lightning Ridge.[10][11]


Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney Central

References

  1. Dubbo Station NSWrail.net
  2. Dubbo Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "Byways of Steam: Dubbo (Part 1)" Roundhouse October 1985 pages 4–28
  4. "Byways of Steam: Dubbo (Part 2)" Roundhouse January 1986 pages 4–14
  5. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest October 1988 page 382
  6. "Last Passengers" Railway Digest January 1989 page 20
  7. "The Last Post for the Last Mail" Railway Digest February 1989 page 53
  8. Cooke, David (1984). Railmotors and XPTs. Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division. ISBN 0-909650-23-3.
  9. "State Rail Coach Services - The Vehicles" Australian Bus Panorama issue 9/3 October 1993
  10. 1 2 "Western timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 15 June 2013].
  11. "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].

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