Coonamble railway line

The Coonamble railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia, branching from the Main West Line at Dubbo.

Coonamble Line
Coonamble railway station
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend Coonamble Combara Brightling Gular Armatree Curban Kamber Gilgandra Balladoran Eumungerie Mogriguy Talbragar Troy Junction–Merrygoen line to Boothenba Main Western line to Dubbo This diagram: view talk edit

It opened in 1903,^[1] and carried passenger traffic until the 1970s. 900/950 class railmotors were first introduced^{[dubious – discuss]} on the service between Dubbo and Coonamble.^[2][vague] It continues to carry goods traffic, predominantly grain. Operations over the line are managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) under a 60-year agreement.^[3]

The northern section of the line featured track that was in generally poor condition with derailments not uncommon.^[4] However, a NSW Government project completed in 2017 restored the line, including by laying new steel sleepers and renewing bridges.^[5]

See also

• Rail transport in New South Wales