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1 Railways

Total:
33,819 km (2,540 km electrified)
Broad gauge: (1600mm) 3,719 km
Standard gauge: (1435mm) 15,422 km
Narrow gauge: (1067mm) 14,506 km
Dual gauge: 172 km (1999)

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1.1 National rail services

The Great Southern Railway, owned by Serco Asia Pacific, operates three trains: the Indian Pacific ( Sydney- Adelaide- Perth), The Ghan ( Adelaide- Alice Springs- Darwin), and The Overland ( Melbourne-Adelaide) [1]. Since the extension of the Ghan from Alice Springs to Darwin was completed in 2004, all mainland Australian capital cities are linked by standard gauge rail, for the first time.

1.2 State and city rail services

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• ConnexThis page refers to Connex, an international public transport company. For the Romanian mobile telephony operator, see Connex GSM. Connex is Europe's largest private public transport company. It is owned by Veolia, formerly known as Vivendi Environmental operates the Melbourne suburban railway networkThis is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia . The stations make up 16 radial railway lines (and 4 greater metropolitan lines), as well as the central City Lo
• Yarra TramsYarra Trams is a tram operating company in Melbourne, Australia. It is owned by the French companies Transdev and ALSTOM. Yarra Trams commenced operations in 1999, initially operating less than one half of the network. Citadis trams Surveys conducted duri operates the Melbourne tram network

• StateRail is the government body responsible for all passenger rail services in New South Wales. It oversees two independent services:
  • CityRail operates the Sydney suburban railway network
  • CountryLink operates passenger trains in the remainder of New South Wales
  • See also Skitube Alpine Railway, a private railway in New South Wales

• Queensland Rail (QR) operates the Citytrain network, Brisbane's suburban railway network

• Transperth is the operating name for the Perth public transport system, including its suburban railway network, which is operated by TransWA (formerly known as "Westrail")

• Adelaide Metro operates the Adelaide suburban railway network

All rail freight operators in New South Wales have been privately owned since 2002. The Rail Infrastructure Corporation is responsible for the development and maintenance of tracks, overhead wiring, etc.