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Boggabri railway station is located on the Mungindi line in
New South Wales
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, Australia. It serves the town of Boggabri
Boggabri ( ) is a small town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Narrabri Shire and lies between Gunnedah and Narrabri on the Kamilaroi Highway. At the , the town had a population of 856 people.
The original town site ...
, opening on 11 July 1882 when the line was extended from Gunnedah
Gunnedah is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire local government area. In the the town recorded a population of 9,726. Gunnedah is situated within the Liverpool Plains, a fertile agricultu ...
. It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Moree on 1 April 1897.
Coal
There are a number of coal mines served byballoon loop
A balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop ( North American Terminology) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or stop. Balloon loops can be useful for passenger trains and unit freight trains.
Bal ...
s in the Boggabri area, although these are beyond the immediate station yard. The Maules Creek branch line leaves the Mungindi line roughly north of the station, leading to the Maules Creek loader and East Boggabri Coal Terminal, while a separate balloon loop suitable for a single 1340m train is located adjacent to the main line from a set of points just beyond the Maules Creek branch junction.
Services
Boggabri is served by NSW TrainLink's daily ''Northern Tablelands
The Northern Tablelands, also known as the New England Tableland, is a plateau and a region of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales, Australia. It includes the New England Range, the narrow highlands area of the New England regio ...
Xplorer'' service operating between Moree and Sydney.
References
{{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, North Western Region=y, state=collapsed Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales North West Slopes Railway stations in Australia opened in 1882 Regional railway stations in New South Wales