Parkes–Narromine railway line

The Parkes–Narromine railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line forms part of a cross-country route between Cootamundra on the Main South line and Werris Creek on the Main North line.^[1] It is owned by the Rail Infrastructure Corporation of New South Wales, but is managed and maintained by the Australian Rail Track Corporation under a 60-year lease signed in 2004.^[2] The line is used mainly for grain haulage, with several silo facilities located along the line. Passenger services ceased in the mid-1970s and there are no surviving passenger stations on the line. The station building at Peak Hill has been relocated to a nearby sportsground.

Parkes–Narromine railway line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Rail Infrastructure Corporation
Termini	Parkes Narromine
Service
Type	Heavy rail (freight)
Operator(s)	Australian Rail Track Corporation
Technical
Line length	106 km (66 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend Main Western line to Ceres Narromine Main Western line to Webbs Narwonah Fairview Wyanga Tomingley West Peak Hill Trewilga Mickibri Alectown West Goonumbla Nanardine Broken Hill line to Brolgan Broken Hill line to Parkes This diagram: view talk edit

As part of the Inland Rail project, between December 2018 and September 2020 the line was closed for upgrade works. Three new crossing loops were installed at Goonumbla, Peak Hill and Timjelly,^[3] along with a new connection to the Broken Hill railway line near Parkes to allow trains accessing Adelaide and Perth.^[4]

See also

• Rail transport in New South Wales

References

1. "New South Wales Cross-Country Lines – Narromine-Cootamundra." Clark, L.A. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July 1953, pp. 85-88
2. "Final Tripartite Agreement" (PDF). ARTC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
3. Foley, Mick (5 September 2018). "Green light for Inland Rail as construction kicks off". The Land. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
4. "Inland Rail first phase completed". Railway Gazette International. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.