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Euabalong West
New South Wales
Uabba Street, the main street of Euabalong West
Euabalong West is located in New South Wales
Euabalong West
Euabalong West
Coordinates33°04′S 146°24′E / 33.067°S 146.400°E / -33.067; 146.400
Population70 (?)[citation needed]
Established1870s
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.[1]

Euabalong West railway station opened in 1919[2] and is served by the weekly Indian Pacific train between Sydney and Perth. NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer also serves the town.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Cobar Shire Council, "Cobar Shire: Villages". Accessed 9 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Euabalong West railway station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Western timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  4. ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation, "Euabalong West derailment cuts track", 15 January 2007. Accessed 9 April 2007.

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