Euabalong West is a small town on the Broken Hill Railway Line that was founded to serve the residents of nearby Euabalong, which was a crossing point for the Lachlan River founded in the 1870s.

The town has a population of approximately 70 people, and its main industries are cropping, grazing, and railway-related employment.

[2] Euabalong West railway station opened in 1919[3] and is served by the weekly Indian Pacific train between Sydney and Perth.

NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer also serves the town.

[4] The town was the scene of a major freight derailment in January 2007, when a freight train carrying chemicals derailed and spilled wreckage over a 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) zone, blocking all rail traffic between Adelaide and Sydney.