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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.
The Ghan is one of the longest train journeys in the world, spanning 1,851 miles and multiple climate zones, from tropical Darwin in Australia’s “top end” to the lush hills of Adelaide on ...
Standard-gauge line between Adelaide and Melbourne opens. 2001 17 July: Construction commences on Alice Springs–Darwin line. 2001 September: Pichi Richi Railway extended to Port Augusta. 2003 18 September: Standard-gauge line reaches Darwin. 2004 3 February: First standard-gauge Ghan arrives at Darwin from Adelaide. 2007 19 January
The line is used by interstate freight trains operated by Aurizon and by The Ghan passenger train operated by Journey Beyond. The Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor, completed in 2004. Construction of the first of its five constituent lines had started 87 years earlier – and its ill-fated predecessor 39 years before that.
In 2004, the gap in standard gauge connections between the mainland state capitals was finally closed with a connection between Port Pirie and Adelaide, thence Melbourne, and by completion of the northern component of the Adelaide–Darwin railway line, which diverges from the Trans–Australian Railway at Tarcoola.
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 during summer; The Overland (Melbourne–Adelaide): 2 round trips per week
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 line, 315 kilometres (196 miles) long, is part of the Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor and the Sydney–Perth rail corridor. One Rail Australia, Pacific National and SCT Logistics operate freight services on the line; the sole passenger service is Journey Beyond's experiential tourism trains The Ghan and Indian Pacific.