page_title: Rydal, New South Wales
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: Rydal, New South Wales / See also
caption_attribution_description: English: XPT at Rydal railway station
context_page_description: Rydal is a small rural village in New South Wales, Australia
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  Rydal is located about 154 kilometres west of the state capital, Sydney and 22 kilometres west from the city of Lithgow about 6 km off the Great Western Highway.
  The Main Western Railway line passes through Rydal.
  Rydal station is serviced by daily Transport NSW train services to and from Sydney and Bathurst, as well as the Dubbo XPT passenger service.
  First settled in the 1820s, Rydal was located on Major Mitchell's main road to Bathurst, and was a busy village through the mid-1800s and early 1900s. The Great Western Highway by-passed Rydal in 1929.
  There is a hotel/pub, providing accommodation, meals and coffees, and open over the weekend, but no other shops. Closest shops and fuel are at Wallerawang. Accommodation is also available at a number of bed and breakfast establishments.
  There is a public pay telephone. Only Telstra mobile works reliably in the village.
  Rydal has a NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer-run station, attending fires and motor vehicle accidents as well as bush fires.
  The Rydal Agricultural and Horticultural Show is held at the Rydal Showgrounds on the first weekend of February, on the Saturday.
context_section_description: Rydal Dam
  Rydal railway station
caption: XPT at Rydal station
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