Ivanhoe railway station is located on the Broken Hill line in

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, Australia. It serves the town of

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History

Ivanhoe station opened on 19 August 1925 when the line was extended from Trida. It served as the terminus of the line until 7 November 1927 when it was extended to join with the line from

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. The main town is located approximately three kilometres north of the station and from the original opening of the line a separate

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was constructed adjacent the station to service the railways needs. Workshops, worker houses, locomotive depots, track maintenance depot, crew barracks, fuelling point and the station were all built. The railway town has now largely been taken over by the Ivanhoe Gaol.

Services

Ivanhoe is served by

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Outback Xplorer The Outback Xplorer is an Australian passenger train service operated by NSW TrainLink between Sydney and Broken Hill via the Main Western line. Commencing in March 1996, it was initially a locomotive-pulled service. It ceased in 2000 due to the ...

'' between

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and

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'' passes Ivanhoe but does not stop at the station.

References

External links

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