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Central Western railway line
Railway line in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Central Western railway line is a railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1867 and 1928. It commences at Rockhampton and extends west 863 kilometres (536 mi) to Winton.
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