Euabalong West
Euabalong West New South Wales | |
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Uabba Street, the main street of Euabalong West | |
Euabalong West | |
Coordinates | 33°04′S 146°24′E / 33.067°S 146.400°ECoordinates: 33°04′S 146°24′E / 33.067°S 146.400°E |
Population | 66 (2016 census)[1] |
Established | 1870s |
Postcode(s) | 2877 |
LGA(s) | Cobar Shire |
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.[2]
Euabalong West railway station opened in 1919[3] and is served by the weekly Indian Pacific train between Sydney and Perth. NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer also serves the town.[4]
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.[5]
Gallery
- Euabalong Grain Elevator
- Euabalong West
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Euabalong West (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ↑ Cobar Shire Council, "Cobar Shire: Villages". Accessed 9 April 2007.
- ↑ "Euabalong West railway station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ↑ "Western timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Australian Broadcasting Corporation, "Euabalong West derailment cuts track", 15 January 2007. Accessed 9 April 2007.
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