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The South Western railway line is a railway line in the south-west of the state of Queensland, Australia. It branches from the Southern line immediately south of Warwick railway station and proceeds westwards for a distance of 413 km to the town of Dirranbandi.[1]
It services the small towns of Inglewood and Goondiwindi as well as the villages of Yelarbon and Thallon among others.
The South Western line opened as far as Thane in 1 July, 1904 and was completed to Dirranbandi on 21 May, 1913.[2]
Passenger services no longer service the South Western line though it is still used for freight. Long-distance bus operators such as Crisps Coaches and Greyhound Australia now serve towns along the route. The South Western line was the last railway in Australia to be serviced by mail trains.[3] The last Dirranbandi Mail ran on 11 February, 1993.[4]
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