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Nanardine | |
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General information | |
Coordinates | 33°03′42″S148°06′51″E / 33.0616°S 148.1142°E |
Owned by | Public Transport Commission |
Operated by | Public Transport Commission |
Line(s) | Parkes–Narromine |
Distance | 457.9 kilometres from Central |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Ground |
Other information | |
Status | Demolished |
History | |
Opened | 30 September 1914 |
Closed | 5 June 1976 |
Nanardine railway station was a railway station on the Parkes–Narromine line. The station opened on 30 September 1914 and closed on 5 June 1976. It featured a goods loading bank. No trace of Nanardine station remains. [1]
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