Yanco–Griffith Railway Line
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The Yanco to Griffith railway line is a railway line in
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, Australia. Together with the Junee–Yanco section of the Hay railway line, it is one of two routes to the town of
Griffith Griffith may refer to: People * Griffith (name) * Griffith (surname) * Griffith (given name) Places Antarctica * Mount Griffith, Ross Dependency * Griffith Peak (Antarctica), Marie Byrd Land * Griffith Glacier, Marie Byrd Land * Griffith Ridge, ...
, the other route being via Temora. It branches from the Hay railway line at the town of
Yanco Yanco is a village in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia. Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning ''the sound of running water''. Yanco is located from Leeton along Irrigation Way. Yanco is home to the Pow ...
and passes through the town of Leeton before reaching
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. The line is open to passenger trains – two weekly
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passenger service operates on Wednesday returning Thursday and Saturday returning Sunday. A passenger station remains open at Leeton.


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