Loongana is a remote

siding Siding may refer to: * Siding (construction), the outer covering or cladding of a house * Siding (rail) A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch l ...

on the Trans-Australian Railway in the

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n state of Western Australia. It is located approximately at the middle of the Nullarbor Plain and is on the longest length of straight track in the world, which is long. The area was formerly the site of a lime mine and processing plant. The settlement was dependent on the

Tea and Sugar Train The Tea and Sugar was the nickname for one of two dedicated Commonwealth Railways trains that were the sole source of provisions for the isolated settlements of the Trans-Australian Railway between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie ...

for the delivery of supplies until 1996 when the train was withdrawn. As of 2022 the '' Indian Pacific'', the only passenger train that traverses the entire Trans-Australian Railway, still passes there, but does not stop.

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Disused railway stations in Western Australia Nullarbor Plain Trans-Australian Railway {{WesternAustralia-railstation-stub

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