Broken Hill railway station
Broken Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view in August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Silver City Highway, Broken Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°57′37″S 141°28′00″E / 31.9603°S 141.4667°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Broken Hill Crystal Brook-Broken Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1124.80 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | BHQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 July 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 4 June 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Broken Hill railway station is located on the Broken Hill line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Broken Hill.
History
Broken Hill station opened on 15 July 1919 when the line opened to Menindee. Until extended further east in 1927, the section was not connected to the rest of the New South Wales Government Railways network.[1][2]
Broken Hill had had a railway since 1888, with the Silverton Tramway connecting the city to Cockburn and Adelaide via Sulphide Street station. Broken Hill developed into an important with the mines having provided a regular source of traffic.
Broken Hill was the border station between New South Wales and South Australia, with interstate trains changing locomotives up until the 1990s in the era of state owned railway networks.[3]
Services
Until its cessation in November 1989, Broken Hill was the terminus for the Silver City Comet from Orange.[4] It was also the terminus for Australian National's Silver City Limited from Adelaide from December 1986 until 1990.[5]
Today, Broken Hill is served by NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer to and from Sydney. NSW TrainLink also operate a daily road coach service to Dubbo.[6]
Great Southern Rail's weekly Indian Pacific also calls at Broken Hill.[7]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central | ||
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| Great Southern Rail | Indian Pacific to Sydney Central & Perth |
References
- ^ Broken Hill Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Broken Hill Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Broken Hill Today" Railway Digest July 1985 pages 190-191
- ^ "The Official Last Comet" Railway Digest February 1990 page 55
- ^ "Western Report" Railway Digest February 1987 page 52
- ^ "Western timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Indian Pacific timetable". Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions. 1 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Broken Hill station at Wikimedia Commons