Lake Cargelligo railway line, New South Wales

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Lake Cargelligo Line

Legend Lake Cargelligo Wargambegal Burgooney Tullibigeal Bygalorie Weja Winnunga Naradhan branch Ungarie Girral Calleen Burcher branch (closed) West Wyalong Wyalong South Wyalong Yiddah Rankins Springs branch (closed) Barmedman Reefton Gidginbung Sproules Lagoon Temora- Roto line Temora Combaning Springdale Gundibindyal cross-country line to Parkes via Forbes Stockinbingal Cootamundra West joins the Main South line at Cootamundra

The Lake Cargelligo railway line is a railway line in Central Western New South Wales, Australia. The line opened in 1917^[1], and branches from the Main South line at Cootamundra and travels in a north-westerly direction to the small town of Lake Cargelligo. The line is used primarily for grain haulage, although passenger service was provided by CPH railcars until 1983^[2].

The section between Cootamundra and Stockinbingal forms part of the cross country line between the Main South and Broken Hill line, which allows goods trains to bypass Sydney.

In December 2007, flooding washed away several sections of track between Ungarie and Lake Cargelligo rendering the track unpassable. The line is awaiting repair.^[3]

The line is owned by the Rail Infrastructure Corporation of New South Wales, however the section between Cootamundra and Stockinbingal is leased by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) who are responsible for the maintenance and operation of the line.^[4] The ARTC is responsible for co-ordinating operations over the remainder of the line.

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• Rail transport in New South Wales

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