Dubbo railway station
Dubbo | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in July 2013 | |||||||||||
| Location | Talbragar Street, Dubbo | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°14′42″S 148°36′29″E / 32.2450°S 148.6081°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Main Western Coonamble Molong-Dubbo | ||||||||||
| Distance | 462.20 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | DBO | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 February 1881 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Dubbo railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Dubbo, opening on 1 February 1881.[1][2]
Dubbo was a major railway centre, being the junction for the Main Western, Molong-Dubbo and Coonamble lines and maintaining a sizeable locomotive depot. Dubbo was the limit for heavier 36, 38 and 60 class locomotives, with smaller locomotives taking over for journeys further west.[3][4] The station previously had a bay platform, which was removed in August 1988.[5]
Services
Until it ceased in November 1988, Dubbo was served by the Western Mail from Sydney.[6][7] At Dubbo it connected with the Far West Express to Bourke, Cobar and Coonamble.[8]
In September 1975, the Public Transport Commission introduced six Denning coaches to replace all train services north and west from Dubbo.[9]
Today Dubbo is served by NSW TrainLink's daily Central West XPT service operating to and from Sydney.[10]
NSW TrainLink also operate road coach services from Dubbo to Lithgow, Cootamundra, Broken Hill, Bourke, Nyngan and Lightning Ridge.[10][11]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central |
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References
- ↑ Dubbo Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Dubbo Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "Byways of Steam: Dubbo (Part 1)" Roundhouse October 1985 pages 4–28
- ↑ "Byways of Steam: Dubbo (Part 2)" Roundhouse January 1986 pages 4–14
- ↑ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest October 1988 page 382
- ↑ "Last Passengers" Railway Digest January 1989 page 20
- ↑ "The Last Post for the Last Mail" Railway Digest February 1989 page 53
- ↑ Cooke, David (1984). Railmotors and XPTs. Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division. ISBN 0-909650-23-3.
- ↑ "State Rail Coach Services - The Vehicles" Australian Bus Panorama issue 9/3 October 1993
- 1 2 "Western timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 15 June 2013].
- ↑ "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].
External links
Media related to Dubbo railway station at Wikimedia Commons