The Ghan is a long-distance passenger train crossing Australia from south to north, between Adelaide and Darwin. It began in 1929 as a narrow-gauge service to Alice Springs and was not extended the full distance to Darwin until 2004, completing a route first envisioned in the nineteenth century. 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 SignificanceNamed after the Afghan camel drivers who once worked routes across the same desert interior; the line was only extended the full length of Australia, Adelaide to Darwin, in 2004. 1 Route TypeTranscontinental passenger rail service 1 TerminiAdelaide, South Australia to Darwin, Northern Territory 1 Operational Status Operational Status
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1. Wikipedia: The Ghan
WikipediaLead section, sentence giving the scheduled travel time and distance
Operated by Adelaide-based Journey Beyond, 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).
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In Group: Luxury and Tourist Trains, Lead sentence
The Ghan () 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, Lead sentence
Operated by Adelaide-based Journey Beyond, 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).
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