Pokataroo railway line, New South Wales

The Pokataroo railway line is a railway line in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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. It branches from the Walgett line

Walgett railway line, New South Wales

The Walgett railway line is a railway line in north-western New South Wales, Australia. Opening in 1908, it branches from the Main North line at Narrabri and passes through the towns of Wee Waa and Burren before ending in the town of Walgett. The line is used for wheat haulage, and the section...

at Burren Junction, and opened in 1906. The line is closed beyond Merrywinebone. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1974. The line is primarily used for grain haulage with large grain loading facilities located at Merrywinebone and Rowena

Rowena, New South Wales

Rowena is a small town in the far north-west of New South Wales, Australia, and lies in the Walgett Shire. It serves an agricultural community which consists of both dry and irrigated cropping as well as grazing. At the 2006 census, Rowena had a population of 201 people.A public school, which...

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Pokataroo is 716 km from Sydney. Pokataroo is often referred to as the 'End of the Line' because of the turning triable of the railway track where one of the legs is a short dead end. These are used to move locomotives around.

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