The Naradhan railway line is a railway line in south-western

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, Australia. It branches from

Ungarie Ungarie is a town in New South Wales, Australia which is the second major town of the Bland Shire, located in the Central West region of New South Wales. It is located west of Sydney and north of Melbourne, between the towns of West Wyalong ...

on the Lake Cargelligo line and heads in a westerly direction, passing through Youngareen and

Kikoira Kikoira is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Bland Shire local government area west of the state capital, Sydney. The Kikoira area produces wheat and wool and between 1939 and 1970 was home to ...

, to the small town of

Naradhan Naradhan is a village and locality in the Central West region of New South Wales Australia. The locality is from Sydney, the state capital. Naradhan is within the Bland Shire local government area. The village was proclaimed in 1930, and featu ...

. The line opened on 11 February 1929 to open up the region for agriculture, and is currently used for seasonal grain haulage. The line saw passenger services until 1974. A 1929 proposal to extend the line to Monia Gap was never actioned.

Passenger Services

From the opening of the railway a tri-weekly passenger service operated in each direction. The service was a mixed passenger and goods train leaving Ungarie on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:20pm, and leaving the terminus, Naradhan, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 9:06am. Naradhan branch line trains connected at

with the Lake Cargelligo to West Wyalong services, and those trains connected at West Wyalong with the mail trains to

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

. Passenger services ceased in 1975.Bozier, Rolfe
Naradhan Line
NSWrail.net. Today it is served by seasonal grain trains.

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