This article is about the train service in Australia. For the Australian outback cameleers from Afghanistan and India, see Afghan (Australia). For other uses, see Ghan.
The Ghan (/ɡæn/)[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. Operated by Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions, its scheduled travelling time, including extended stops for passengers
to do off-train tours, is 53 hours 15 minutes to travel the 2,979 kilometres (1,851 mi).[3][4] The Ghan has been described as one of the world's greatest passenger trains.[5][6]
^"About The Ghan". Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^"Ghan". ABC Pronounce. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^"Trainline 6 Statistical Report" (PDF). Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics. 2018. p. 108. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^Timetables Archived 12 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Great Southern Rail
^"TrainReview's guide to The Ghan". Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020..
^Malathronas, John (8 December 2015). "11 of the world's most luxurious train journeys". CNN. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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17-hour Ghan trip on Sunday". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2018. Moran, Rob (11 January 2018). "SBS to air 17-hour episode of 'slow TV' hit TheGhan"....
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