Ardglen is a village on the

Main North railway line The Main North Line (also known as the Great Northern Railway) is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia, running from Strathfield in Sydney to Armidale. The 1980s saw the line closed progressively north of Armidale; passenger services ...

and close to the

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on the

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region of

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History

A railway station was opened there on 13 August 1877 as Doughboy Hollow, which was later renamed Ardglen on 29 June 1893. No trace of the railway station now exists. The significant 488 metre single-track rail tunnel, ''

Ardglen Tunnel The Ardglen Tunnel, also called the Liverpool Range tunnel, is a heritage register, heritage-listed summit rail tunnel located on the Main North railway line, New South Wales, Main North railway between the village of Ardglen, New South Wales, ...

'', passes through the Liverpool Range south of the former rail station site. It is one of the very few remaining single-track tunnels in use. This tunnel is at the summit of the line at the watershed, with ruling grades of 1 in 40 approaching in both directions. Bank engines are required for the heaviest trains. ''Doughboy Hollow'' Post Office opened on 16 November 1877, was renamed ''Ardglen'' in 1893 and closed in 1983. The former public school has now closed. The NSW Railways has been operating a hard rock quarry for over 100 years near Ardglen village. Ardglen is in the

Liverpool Plains Shire Liverpool Plains Shire is a local government area located in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed on 17 March 2004 by the amalgamation of Quirindi Shire with parts of Parry, Murrurundi and Gunned ...

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(LGA) and

Buckland County Buckland County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is situated between a small part of the Namoi River in the north to the Liverpool Range in the south. The Mooki River is the boundary to the west. It includes Quirind ...

Heritage listings

Ardglen has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Main Northern railway:

References

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