Coonamble railway line

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, predominantly 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]

Coonamble Line
Coonamble railway station
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map Coonamble Combara Brightling Gular Armatree Curban Kamber Gilgandra Balladoran Eumungerie Mogriguy Talbragar Troy Junction to Merrygoen joins the Main West line at Dubbo

See also

• Rail transport in New South Wales

References

1. Bozier, Rolfe; et al. "Coonamble Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
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". ARTC. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
5. Rail line condition puts grain plant on hold ABC News