Menindee railway station

Menindee
Location Malden Street, Menindee
Coordinates 32°23′19″S 142°25′34″E / 32.3887°S 142.4261°E
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Broken Hill
Distance 1006.60 kilometres from Central
Platforms 1
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code MND
History
Opened 15 July 1919
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
Broken Hill
Terminus
NSW TrainLink Western
Broken Hill Outback Xplorer
Darnick
towards Sydney
Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station
Broken Hill
towards East Perth
Indian Pacific
towards Sydney

Menindee railway station is located on the Broken Hill line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Menindee.

History

Menindee station opened on 15 July 1919 when the line opened from Broken Hill. It served as the terminus until the line was extended east in November 1927 to connect with the line from Sydney. Until this point, the line was isolated from the rest of the New South Wales Government Railways network.[1][2]

Services

Menindee is served by NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer between Sydney and Broken Hill.[3]

Great Southern Rail's weekly Indian Pacific also calls at Menindee.[4]

References

  1. Menindee Station NSWrail.net
  2. Menindee Railway Station NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. Western timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013
  4. Indian Pacific Timetable Great Southern Rail

External links

Media related to Menindee railway station at Wikimedia Commons