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Unlike the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, Long-distance rail and regional rail in Australia mostly operates on a state-by-state basis. The main companies that provide service are Journey Beyond , NSW TrainLink , Queensland Rail and V/Line .
Urban networks are further classified as "light rail" or "heavy rail". [1] Light rail in Australia includes established tram networks in Melbourne and Adelaide continuously operating in various forms since the 19th century, as well as networks in other cities newly constructed after the cessation of tram operation.
Eastern Freeway, Melbourne. Road transport is an essential element of the Australian transport network, and an enabler of the Australian economy.There is a heavy reliance on road transport due to Australia's large area and low population density in considerable parts of the country. [1]
Queensland Rail, Orient-Express Hotels Ltd: Kuranda railway station – Sydney Central: April 1999–June 2003 Great Southern: Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions: Adelaide Parklands Terminal – Brisbane Roma Street: 9 December 2019–present The Gulflander: Queensland Rail: Normanton – Croydon: 1891–present Indian Pacific: Journey Beyond Rail ...
NSW TrainLink is a regional train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, along with limited interstate services into Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Its primary services are spread across five major rail lines, operating out of Sydney.
Sydney Trains is the brand name and operator of suburban and intercity train services in and around Greater Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.. The metropolitan part of the network is a hybrid urban-suburban rail system with a central underground core that covers 369 km (229 mi) of route length over 813 km (505 mi) of track, with 161 stations on nine lines.
The Sydney Trains passenger rail network. Suburban rail services in Sydney have been operated since 2013 by Sydney Trains.Over 1 million weekday passenger journeys are made, with 46,000 timetabled stops per weekday over 1,800 km (1,100 mi) of track and through 297 stations (including intercity lines). [3]
As the only rail freight corridor between Western Australia and the eastern states, the line is economically and strategically important. The railway includes the world's longest section of completely straight track. The inaugural passenger train service was known as the Great Western Express; later, it became the Trans-Australian.