Canobolas railway station

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Canobolas is a closed railway station on the Broken Hill railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on Canobolas Road in Orange, and was originally named Orange Racecourse as it served the Towac Park Racecourse. The station building survives as a private residence. [1]

Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Borenore
towards Broken Hill
Broken Hill Line Orange East Fork
towards Orange

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References

  1. Canobolas station, NSWrail.net, accessed 11 August 2009.

Coordinates: 33°17′42″S149°04′02″E / 33.2951°S 149.0671°E / -33.2951; 149.0671