Menindee railway station

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Menindee
Menindee Railway Station 1 (21893388173).jpg
General information
LocationMalden Street, Menindee
Coordinates 32°23′19″S142°25′34″E / 32.3887°S 142.4261°E / -32.3887; 142.4261
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Broken Hill
Distance1006.60 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station code MND
History
Opened15 July 1919
Passengers
476 (2023)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Broken Hill
Terminus
NSW TrainLink Western Line
Broken Hill Outback Xplorer
Darnick
towards Sydney
Former services
Preceding stationFormer servicesFollowing station
Box Tank
towards Broken Hill
Broken Hill Line Kaleentha
towards Orange

Menindee railway station is located on the Broken Hill line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Menindee.

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History

Menindee station opened on 15 July 1919 when the line opened from Broken Hill. It served as the terminus until the line was extended east in November 1927 to connect with the line from Sydney. Until this point, the line was isolated from the rest of the New South Wales Government Railways network. [1] [2]

Services

Menindee is served by NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer between Sydney and Broken Hill. [3]

Journey Beyond's weekly Indian Pacific service passes Menindee but does not stop at the station. [4]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Sydney Central & Broken Hill

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References

  1. Menindee Station NSWrail.net
  2. Menindee Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "Western timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  4. "Indian Pacific timetable". Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions. 1 April 2021.