Cobar railway line

Cobar Line
The railway line through Hermidale.
Overview
StatusOpen (freight)
Closed (passenger)
Termini
Stations10
Service
Operator(s)Public Transport Commission
History
Opened1 July 1892
Closed22 September 1975 (passenger)
Technical
Number of tracks1
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

Legend
km from
Central

Endeavour Mine
CSA Mine
754.19
 Cobar
The Peak line
732.63
 Meryula
710.83
 Boppy Mountain
704.79
 Florida
Pooraka Siding
Muriel Tank
687.94
 Muriel Tank
680.75
 Birkalla
667.70
 Hermidale
650.60
 Thorndale
644.01
 Miandetta
632.39
 Tikkara
Main Western line
to Nyngan
Main Western line
to Summervale
This diagram:

The Cobar railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It branches west towards Cobar from the Main West Line at Nyngan. The Main West passenger train once continued northwest to Bourke but is now closed beyond Nyngan. However, copper concentrates from mines near Hermidale and Cobar are still railed on this line to ports on the New South Wales coast.

The Cobar line opened on 1 July 1892, and continues to carry wheat and ore.[1] Passenger services ceased on 22 September 1975. Cobar railway station has been redeveloped into a community facility.[2]

  1. ^ Bozier, Rolfe; et al. "Cobar Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Cobar railway station". Outback Online. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.