Euabalong West

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Euabalong West
New South Wales
File:Euabalong West Uabba Street.JPG
Uabba Street, the main street of Euabalong West
Euabalong West is located in New South Wales
Euabalong West
Euabalong West
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Population 70 (?)[citation needed]
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]

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References

  1. Cobar Shire Council, "Cobar Shire: Villages". Accessed 9 April 2007.
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  4. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, "Euabalong West derailment cuts track", 15 January 2007. Accessed 9 April 2007.

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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