The Indian Pacific is a transcontinental passenger train linking Sydney, on the Pacific coast, with Perth, on the Indian Ocean, giving the service its name. It began running the full route in 1970 once a standard-gauge line finally connected the eastern and western Australian rail networks. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Established Year SignificanceCrosses the Nullarbor Plain along one of the world's longest straight stretches of railway track, roughly 478 kilometres with no curve at all. 1 Route TypeTranscontinental passenger rail service 1 TerminiSydney, New South Wales to Perth, Western Australia 1 Operational Status Operational Status
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1. Wikipedia: Indian Pacific
WikipediaLead section, sentence naming the 1970 first run and gauge conversion
It first ran in 1970 after the completion of gauge conversion projects in South Australia and Western Australia
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