Euabalong West

Euabalong West
New South Wales

Uabba Street, the main street of Euabalong West
Euabalong West
Coordinates 33°04′S 146°24′E / 33.067°S 146.400°E / -33.067; 146.400Coordinates: 33°04′S 146°24′E / 33.067°S 146.400°E / -33.067; 146.400
Population 70 (?)
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.[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" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 15 June 2013].
  4. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Corporation, "Euabalong West derailment cuts track", 15 January 2007. Accessed 9 April 2007.

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