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Cowan Bank is an 8.6-kilometre (5 mi) double-track section of the standard gauge Main North line in New South Wales, Australia. It starts at Cowan station, 48.8 kilometres (30 mi) north of Sydney, descending from 200 metres (656 ft) AHD to sea level at Hawkesbury River station. It has an average grade of 2.5% (1 in 40).