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Great Southern Railway is a private company offering three unique train journeys
extending across several Australian states. The Indian Pacific is the adventure that spans Australia,
from Sydney via Adelaide to Perth. The Ghan is the legendary journey through the heart of Australia,
departing Adelaide for Alice Springs and Darwin. The Overland provides a comfortable and convenient
way to travel between the cosmopolitan cities of Adelaide and Melbourne.
Indian Pacific
The Indian Pacific is the last remaining trans-continental train journey. This amazing train traverses
Australia from cost to coast, between the sparkling waters of the Pacific and the Indian Oceans, a distance
of 4352 kilometres.
No other journey in the world crosses so many different terrains in one country, from the spectacular
Blue Mountains, through the famous green and gold Sun Belt of Australia, historic Broken Hill, past
Australia's first inland Outposts and mining towns, through the Red outback and across the world's
longest length of straight railway track, 478 kilometres through the stark and desolate Nullarbor Plain.
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The Ghan
 The legendary journey through the heart of Australia Experience one of the world's
greatest train journeys aboard The Legendary Ghan. The legend has soared to new heights with the
extension of The Ghan journey to Darwin. When The Ghan first departed Adelaide for Alice Springs,
it was always intended that it would one day travel through to Darwin. More than 70 years on, that
dream has become reality.
The Ghan now travels 2,979 kilometres from Adelaide to Darwin on this transcontinental journey through
the Red Centre of Australia. The Ghan offers a twice weekly return journey between Adelaide and Darwin,
and in either direction provides two nights aboard this legendary train. Marvel at the spectacular
Australian landscapes; from the rusty reds of the MacDonnell Ranges surrounding Alice Springs,
gateway to Ayers Rock and the Red Centre, then north to Tennant Creek, Katherine and the tropical
splendour of Darwin. Off-train touring is a feature of the new journey, providing the chance to
learn more about the unique desert flora and fauna.
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The Overland
The Overland pioneered inter-capital rail travel between two of Australia's most cosmopolitan cities
Melbourne and Adelaide, in 1887. The century old name was derived from the affectionate term,
"Overlander"' an adventurer who had travelled across the country.
Today, this historic train continues to provide a convenient and comfortable way to travel between
these two cities.
The Overland offers a Daylight Service between Adelaide, the gateway to many of Australia's
best wine producing regions including the Barossa Valley, Clare Valley and McLaren Vale and Melbourne,
home to may international sporting events, outstanding shopping and entertainment. The return journey
is a daylight service from Melbourne to Adelaide.
The Overland provides a convenient connection in Adelaide with the Indian Pacific to Perth and
The Ghan to Darwin, with a short stop over in Adelaide.
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