Rawlinna, Western Australia

Rawlinna is a remote locality and railway siding on the Trans-Australian Railway in Western Australia. It is also the site of a small lime mine, in which the lime is extracted from the limestone that is prevalent in the area. The lime is mostly used in the gold production process at Kalgoorlie.

Geography
Rawlinna is also the start of the Connie Sue Highway, an outback track that leads to Warburton.

There is no fuel for sale at Rawlinna. The closest locations are Caiguna and Cocklebiddy on the Eyre Highway, more than 100 km to the south.

Transport
The Indian Pacific, the Great Southern Rail train which runs between Sydney and Perth, calls at the siding twice a week in each direction. Passengers can alight or disembark on request.

In the past, when the Trans-Australian Railway required personnel to live and work at railway stations, Rawlinna supported a school.

The 2.5 e6acre sheep station, Rawlinna Station, is bordered by the railway line.

Notable derailments of trains crossing the Nullarbor near or at Rawlinna occurred in 1930, 1955, 1975, December 2015, and April 2016.

Some of the derailments are attributed to washaways; the 1931 and 1955 reports allude to the main cause being damage from water.