Euabalong West

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 a population of approximately 70 people, and its main industries are cropping, grazing, and railway-related employment.^[2]

Euabalong West New South Wales
Uabba Street, the main street of Euabalong West
Euabalong West
Coordinates	33°04′S 146°24′E
Population	66 (2016 census)[1]
Established	1870s
Postcode(s)	2877
LGA(s)	Cobar Shire

Euabalong West railway station opened in 1919^[3] and is served by the weekly Indian Pacific train between Sydney and Perth. NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer also serves the town.^[4]

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 kilometres (0.93 mi) zone, blocking all rail traffic between Adelaide and Sydney.^[5]

Gallery

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  Euabalong Grain Elevator
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  Euabalong West

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Euabalong West (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
2. Cobar Shire Council, "Cobar Shire: Villages" Archived 5 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 9 April 2007.
3. "Euabalong West railway station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
4. "Western timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
5. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, "Euabalong West derailment cuts track" Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 15 January 2007. Accessed 9 April 2007.

External links

Media related to Euabalong West at Wikimedia Commons