Central Australian Railway Alice Springs Yards (Alice Springs)
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Passenger and freight yards for the North South railway link from Darwin to Adelaide.
In 1878 Construction of this line started from Port Augusta, in 1929 'The Ghan' first reached Alice Springs and in 2004 the First train reached Darwin. 126 years to complete a 3000km rail line.
Journey times between Adelaide and Darwin using the new line are around 40 hours.
In 1878 Construction of this line started from Port Augusta, in 1929 'The Ghan' first reached Alice Springs and in 2004 the First train reached Darwin. 126 years to complete a 3000km rail line.
Journey times between Adelaide and Darwin using the new line are around 40 hours.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghan
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Coordinates: 23°41'48"S 133°52'21"E
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