The Pokataroo railway line is a railway line in

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. It branches from the Walgett line at Burren Junction, and opened in 1906. There are signs of the line being constructed across the Barwon River all the way to Collarenebri, New South Wales The line is closed beyond Merrywinebone. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1974. The line is primarily used for grain haulage with large grain loading facilities located at Merrywinebone and

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Pokataroo Pokataroo is a small settlement in the far north-west of New South Wales, Australia, that lies in the Walgett Shire. It is made up of approximately 20 people, with only 10 buildings not including the large family farm of Taroo that takes up a l ...

is from Sydney. Pokataroo station precinct features a turning triangle used to reverse the direction of a locomotive prior to commencing a return journey. Rail junction at Burren Junction

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