Troy Junction–Merrygoen railway line

Troy Junction–Merrygoen railway line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAustralian Rail Track Corporation (lessee)
LocaleOrana
Termini
Stations9 (all closed)
History
Opened8 April 1918
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
SignallingTrain Order Working[1]: 38 
Train protection systemTrain Management and Control System[1]: 38 
Route map
Gwabegar line
to Neilrex
 Merrygoen
Gwabegar line
to Wongoni
 Mendooran
 Boomley
 Elong Elong
 Muronbung
 Ballimore
 Barbigal
 Beni
 Boothenba
Coonamble line
to Talbragar
Coonamble line
to Dubbo

The Troy Junction–Merrygoen railway line is a railway line in regional New South Wales, Australia. At its western end it links to Dubbo in the Central West–Orana, while at its eastern end in Merrygoen the line joins in to a cross-country link towards the Main Northern railway line in the Hunter Valley. This allows goods from the western part of the state such as grain to access the Port of Newcastle while bypassing Sydney.[2]

In December 2025, a timber trestle bridge on the line over Beni Creek was destroyed in a bushfire, forcing grain traffic to be redirected temporarily.[3] The Australian Rail Track Corporation reopened the railway line in May 2026 after completing a new concrete ballast top bridge over the creek.[4]

Junctions

At Troy Junction in Dubbo the railway line to Merrygoen branches off the Coonamble railway line.

At Merrygoen, the line joins the Gwabegar railway line.[5]

Stations

Passenger services are no longer provided.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Route Access Standard – General Information (PDF). Australian Rail Track Corporation. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Davis, Kelsi (18 February 2026). "Work begins to replace burnt railway bridge". Western Plains App. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Burnt rail bridge sees local grain re-routed". The Coonamble Times. Coonamble. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Australian Rail Track Corporation (20 May 2026). "Beni Creek bridge back open" (Press release). Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Troy Junction - Merrygoen Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 3 May 2006.

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