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The Indian Pacific is a weekly experiential tourism-oriented passenger train service that runs in Australia's east–west rail corridor between Sydney, on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, and Perth, on the shore of the Indian Ocean – thus, like its counterpart in the north–south corridor, The Ghan, one of the few truly transcontinental trains in the world.
In 1997, following the privatisation of Australian National, the Indian Pacific was sold to a company, Great Southern Rail (as of 2020 trading as "Journey Beyond"). [14] As of 2020, the Indian Pacific is a weekly, all-through, experiential tourism service. [15]
A wooden station building at Woocalla. Its design was common to almost 50 buildings placed at localities along the Trans-Australian Railway. When the Trans-Australian Railway was completed in 1917 from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta, about 50 settlements of various sizes were established along the line, from which maintenance workers kept the track in operational condition.
This is a route-map template for the Indian Pacific, a Journey Beyond train service in Australia.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The 4352 kilometres (2704 mi) east–west rail corridor, which includes the 1691 kilometres (1051 mi) historically significant Trans-Australian Railway in the middle (click to enlarge) Leaving Kewdale Freight Terminal, Western Australia, is a typical freight train of the East–west rail corridor, with three locomotives totalling 9340 hp (10,490 kW) power output, a crew car, and a train of up ...
Great South Pacific Express: 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 ...
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. SCT Logistics' Penfield intermodal terminal is connected to a siding south of the Northern Expressway and the Bolivar crossing loop. [2]
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and controls the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia, known as the Designated Interstate Rail Network (DIRN).