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Cullivel
New South Wales
Cullivel is located in New South Wales
Cullivel
Cullivel
Location in New South Wales
Postcode(s) 2645
LGA(s) Lockhart Shire
County Urana
State electorate(s) Albury
Federal Division(s) Farrer

Cullivel is a small place, also known as a locality, in the Riverina area of New South Wales, Australia. It was once home to a busy railway station. This station operated from 1911 until 1975 on the Oaklands railway line. Today, you can still see a large building called a wheat silo in Cullivel. To the north-west of the locality, there is a natural area known as Cullivel State Forest.

Cullivel's Railway Station: A Look Back

The Cullivel railway station played an important role for the people living in Cullivel. It was part of the Oaklands railway line. This station was located about 632 kilometers (or 393 miles) by rail from Sydney.

Railway stations like Cullivel's were very important in the past. They helped people travel and moved goods like wheat and wool. The station was active for many years, from 1911 to 1975. After 1975, the station closed down. Even though the trains no longer stop there, the history of the railway remains a part of Cullivel's story.


Preceding station Former Services Following station
Urana
towards Oaklands
Oaklands Line Yuluma
towards The Rock
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