Euabalong West
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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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]
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Uabba Street, the main street of Euabalong West | |
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| Coordinates: 33°04′S 146°24′E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Established | 1870s |
| Population | |
| • Total | 66 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2877 |
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]
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Euabalong Grain Elevator
Euabalong West
