The Troy Junction - Merrygoen railway line is a railway line in northern 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...

. It forms part of a cross country railway line between Dubbo in the state's central West, and Werris Creek 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...

, allowing goods from the west of the state to access the Hunter ports, bypassing Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

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This section of line is likely to form part of the Inland Railway

Inland Railway

The Australian Inland Railway is a proposed railway extending in a north-south direction across the continent from Melbourne to Darwin along a route in mostly flat terrain west of the mountainous Great Dividing Range...

 from Melbourne to Brisbane.

Junction

At Troy Junction the railway line to Merrygoen

Merrygoen, New South Wales

Merrygoen is a small township in north-western New South Wales, Australia. The town is a junction point between railway lines to Troy Junction on the Coonamble railway line, and the Gwabegar railway line. The railway station is now closed however wheat silos and several sidings remain in use....

 branches off the line to Coonamble

Coonamble railway line, New South Wales

The Coonamble railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line branches from the Main West Line at Dubbo It opened in 1903, and carried passenger traffic until the 1970s. 900/950 class railmotors were first introduced on the service between Dubbo and Coonamble. It continues to...

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At Merrygoen, the line joins the Gwabegar railway line

Gwabegar railway line, New South Wales

The Gwabegar railway line is a railway line in the west of New South Wales, Australia which passes through the town of Mudgee to Gulgong and eventually heads to Gwabegar....

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Stations

• Troy Junction
• Boothenba (abandoned)
• Beni (abandoned)
• Barbigal, New South Wales (abandoned)
• Balimor (abandoned)
• Muronbung, New South Wales (abandoned)
• Elong Elong (crossing loop, silo)
• Boomley (abandoned)
• Mendooren (silo)
• Merrygoen
  Merrygoen, New South Wales
  Merrygoen is a small township in north-western New South Wales, Australia. The town is a junction point between railway lines to Troy Junction on the Coonamble railway line, and the Gwabegar railway line. The railway station is now closed however wheat silos and several sidings remain in use....
  
  

Maps

• Troy Junction