Owned by RailCorp Tracks 2 Owner RailCorp Platforms in use 1 | Opened 15 July 1919 Rebuilt 4 June 1957 | |
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Line(s) Broken HillCrystal Brook-Broken Hill Address Silver City Highway, Broken Hill NSW 2880, Australia Similar Parkes railway station, Orange railway station - N, Wellington railway station - N, Geurie railway station, Euabalong West railway st | ||
Broken Hill railway station is located on the Broken Hill line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Broken Hill.
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History
Broken Hill station opened on 15 July 1919 when the line opened to Menindee. Until extended further east in 1927, the section was not connected to the rest of the New South Wales Government Railways network.
Broken Hill had had a railway since 1888, with the Silverton Tramway connecting the city to Cockburn and Adelaide via Sulphide Street station. Broken Hill developed into an important with the mines having provided a regular source of traffic.
Broken Hill was the border station between New South Wales and South Australia, with interstate trains changing locomotives up until the 1990s in the era of state owned railway networks.
Services
Until its cessation in November 1989, Broken Hill was the terminus for the Silver City Comet from Orange. It was also the terminus for Australian National's Silver City Limited from Adelaide from December 1986 until 1990.
Today, Broken Hill is served by NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer to and from Sydney. NSW TrainLink also operate a daily road coach service to Dubbo.
Great Southern Rail's weekly Indian Pacific also calls at Broken Hill.