Alice Springs railway station
Alice Springs | ||||||||||||
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Location | George Crescent, Alice Springs Australia | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°41′50.7″S 133°52′24.2″E / 23.697417°S 133.873389°ECoordinates: 23°41′50.7″S 133°52′24.2″E / 23.697417°S 133.873389°E | |||||||||||
Owned by | Journey Beyond | |||||||||||
Operated by | Journey Beyond | |||||||||||
Line(s) | Adelaide-Darwin railway | |||||||||||
Distance | 1,546 kilometres from Adelaide | |||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||
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Opened | 9 October 1980 | |||||||||||
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Alice Springs railway station is located on the Adelaide–Darwin railway in Alice Springs.[1]
History[]
The original Alice Springs station opened in Railway Terrace in 1929, when the Central Australia Railway opened. A freight yard was located on what is now Murray Neck's shopping complex.
The present station opened on 9 October 1980 when a new line opened from Tarcoola.[2] The station was included in the sale of Australian National's passenger operations to Great Southern Rail on 1 November 1997.[3] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Darwin in February 2004.
Station features[]
In the foyer of the current station is a memorial, by sculptor Gabriel Stark, this memorial is in memory of the Afghan camel trains that transported supplies to Central Australia before the arrival of the train.[4]
Services[]
Alice Springs station is served by The Ghan which operates weekly in each direction with some exceptions.[5]
References[]
- ^ Alice Springs map Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
- ^ Fourth Council 1980-1984 Alice Springs Town Council
- ^ "Goodbye AN Passenger, Hello Great Southern Railway" Railway Digest December 1997 page 7
- ^ The Ghan Memorial Monument Australia
- ^ The Ghan Timetable April to December 2021 Journey Beyond
External links[]
Media related to Alice Springs Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station details Australian Rail Maps
- Route Information Tarcoola to Alice Springs Chris' Commonwealth Railways
- Railway stations in the Northern Territory
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1980
- Transport in Alice Springs