Binnaway- Werris Creek railway line, New South Wales
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The Binnaway- Werris Creek railway line is a railway line in the northern part of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and forms part of a cross country route between Werris Creek
Werris Creek, New South Wales
Werris Creek is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, near Tamworth, in Liverpool Plains Shire. It is north of Quirindi and is at the junction of the Main North railway line to Armidale and Moree. At the 2006 census, Werris Creek had a population of 1,490.-History:The area is thought to...

 on the Main North Line
Main North railway line, New South Wales
The Main North Line is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Central Coast, Hunter and the New England regions. The line was the original main line between Sydney and Brisbane, however this required a change of gauge at Wallangarra...

 and Dubbo in the Central West of New South Wales..

Gap

The line has been rearranged at the Gap
The Gap, New South Wales
The Gap is an ocean cliff, in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay, in the Municipality of Woollahra, near South Head....

 to connect to the Northwest Railway line
Mungindi railway line, New South Wales
The Mungindi railway line is a railway line in northern New South Wales, Australia. It branches from the Main North line at the town of Werris Creek and heads north-west through the towns of Gunnedah and Narrabri before reaching Moree which for many years was the railhead before the extension to...

 and should therefore be renamed the Binnaway-Gap railway line. The original section of line between the Gap and Werris Creek, with its junction that points the "wrong" way, has been closed, except for a portion used as a siding for loading coal.

Stations

Stations on this line include:
  • Binnaway
  • Ulinda
  • Neible
  • Oakey Creek
  • Connemarra
  • Bomera
  • Remep
  • Premer
    Premer, New South Wales
    Premer is a small town North Western New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Premer had a population of 224 people.Premer consists of approximately 30 houses, it has a small primary school, a community hall, and a corner shop/post office.- Maps :*...

  • Yannergee
  • Tamarand
  • Colly Blue
  • Spring Ridge
    Spring Ridge, New South Wales
    -Transport:It is served by a station on the Binnaway- Werris Creek railway line.-Maps:*...

  • Caroona
  • Nardu (abandoned)
  • Bakana (abandoned crossing loop)
  • Gap
    The Gap, New South Wales
    The Gap is an ocean cliff, in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay, in the Municipality of Woollahra, near South Head....

  • Werris Creek
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