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The Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor consists of the 2975-kilometre (1849-mile) long 1435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard-gauge main line between the South Australian capital city of Adelaide and the Northern Territory capital of Darwin, and the lines immediately connected to it.
The Ghan (/ ɡ æ n /) [2] is an experiential tourism-oriented passenger train service that operates between the northern and southern coasts of Australia, through the cities of Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin on the Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor.
Darwin railway station, also known as Berrimah Passenger Terminal is the terminus station of the Adelaide-Darwin rail corridor in the Darwin suburb of East Arm, Northern Territory. [1] The station is 2975 km (1849 mi) from Adelaide Parklands Terminal station, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the end of the line and 18 km (11 mi) by road from Darwin's city ...
The ARTC network extends from Adelaide towards Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Darwin and is used by substantial interstate freight traffic. Journey Beyond is a private company operating long-distance interstate passenger trains from the Adelaide Parklands Terminal , just west of the CBD, on the ARTC's standard gauge lines.
The new Adelaide–Darwin railway line initially used The New Ghan as a trading name. It has now reverted to The Ghan, relegating the original line name colloquially as The Old Ghan. [6] [page needed] [7] [page needed]
Australia is the only continent to offer both east–west and north–south transcontinental trains: The Indian Pacific from Sydney on the Pacific to Perth on the Indian Oceans, and The Ghan from Adelaide on the southern shores of the continent to Darwin on the northern shore.
Journey Beyond operates four long-distance trains, the first three of the following being upmarket "experiential" services: Indian Pacific (Sydney–Adelaide–Perth): 1 round trip per week; The Ghan (Adelaide–Alice Springs–Darwin): 1 round trip per week except during summer; Great Southern (Adelaide–Brisbane): 1 round trip per week ...
FreightLink Adelaide to Darwin freight train at Dry Creek Pacific National freight from Melbourne to Perth passing Belair in the Adelaide Hills Adelaide Metro 3000 class railcars at Goodwood returning to Adelaide on a Belair service. Rail services around Adelaide are provided by a mixture of private and government-owned organisations.