Bell is set in the Blue Mountains, 87 km west of Sydney, Australia, some 30 km east of Lithgow and 20 km north of Mount Victoria. It is a locality on the junction of the Bell's Line of Road, and the Darling Causeway. Bell is in the north-west corner, and possibly the remotest locality, in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. It is named after Archibald Bell who explored the Bell's Line of Road, in 1823. It is on the main NSW Western railway line. There is a railway station, built in 1875, which was built to service the village of Mount Wilson, which is some 14 kilometres away from the station. The area has a number of properties and in surrounding areas are various walking tracks, (some in the National park and some on private property) which give stunning views of the upper Grose Valley and Hartley Valley. As Bell's Line of Road is the only alternative route over the Blue Mountains, apart from the Great Western Highway, Bell is the site of an RTA Heavy Vehicle Checking Station. The current population of the town is 268 (Census 2001).
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