ARTC and NSW TrainLink rail line networks continue to be significantly impacted by flood damage, with multiple rail lines remaining closed until at least the end of this year.

The Broken Hill- Cootamundra West line, servicing both Condobolin and Euabalong West, will remain closed indefinitely until after the new year.

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) rail network has been monitoring the Broken Hill line closely.

Unfortunately, aerial inspections have confirmed that track damages are spread across 150 kilometres with multiple kilometres of track washed away or underwater with large sections of the track still inaccessible.

The rail line services not only Condobolin and Euabalong, but also is the transcontinental railway from Sydney to Perth.

A spokesperson for Transport NSW informed the Western Plains App that NSW TrainLink has also been impacted by current rail line damages.

"The Broken Hill Xplorer rail service continues to be suspended due to significant damage to the track. Customers travelling to Broken Hill will join the Dubbo XPT service between Sydney and Dubbo and then transfer to road coach between Dubbo and Broken Hill".

The Broken Hill Xplorer passenger train operates between Sydney and Broken Hill via the Main Western Line, which services Nyngan, Cobar and Dubbo.

The Broken Hill Line is broken. SOURCE: https://www.railjournal.com/

Parkes and Condobolin rail line track is set to re-open on Monday 12 December if restoration works are completed. The re-opening of the section provides access to key grain sites, which have been inaccessible since early November.

Current forecasts by the Bureau of Meteorology indicate major flooding will continue well into December.