Parkes railway station

Parkes
Westbound view in March 2009
Location	Welcome Street, Parkes
Coordinates	33°08′32″S 148°10′24″E / 33.1421°S 148.1733°E / -33.1421; 148.1733
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Broken Hill
Distance	445.50 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	PKE
History
Opened	18 December 1893
Services
Brolgan towards Broken Hill Broken Hill Line Mugincoble towards Orange Preceding station   NSW Branch lines   Following station Tichborne towards  Terminus Terminus Parkes–Narromine line Nanardine towards Narromine Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Condobolin towards Broken Hill NSW TrainLink Western Broken Hill Outback Xplorer Orange towards Sydney Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station Condobolin towards East Perth Indian Pacific Orange towards Sydney

Parkes railway station is located on the Broken Hill line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Parkes.

Parkes station opened on 18 December 1893.

Parkes is the junction point for the Broken Hill, and Parkes-Narromine lines, the latter two form a cross country route between Cootamundra on the Main South line, and Werris Creek on the Main North line. As such it has always been an important railway town, and still maintains a locomotive depot.

A railway station also served Parkes Racecourse between 1923 and 1937. In June 1999, a Y junction opened to the west of the station removing the need for trains from Broken Hill to Cootamundra to operate via the station.

Parkes is served by NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer between Sydney and Broken Hill.

Great Southern Rail's weekly Indian Pacific also calls at Parkes.

NSW TrainLink also operate road coach services to Lithgow and Condobolin.