Indian Pacific
transcontinental rail service in Australia
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Summary
Indian Pacific is a named passenger train service[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of named passenger train service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,373 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Western Australia[3], South Australia[4], New South Wales[5]
- Country: Australia[6]
- Connecting line: East–west rail corridor, Australia[7], Main Western railway line[8], Broken Hill railway line[9], Crystal Brook-Broken Hill railway line[10], Adelaide–Port Augusta railway[11], Trans-Australian Railway[12]
- Owned by: Journey Beyond[13]
- Operator: Journey Beyond[14]
- Named after: Indian Ocean[15], Pacific Ocean[16]
- Commons category: Indian Pacific[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[18], UTC+09:30[19], UTC+10:00[20]
- Terminus: Central railway station[21], East Perth railway station[22]
- Inception: February 23, 1970[23]
- Terminus location: Sydney[24], Perth[25]
- Official website: https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/indian-pacific/[26]
- Date of official opening: 1970[27]
- Length: 4352 km[28]
- Uses: night train[29], sleeper train[30]
- Hashtag: IndianPacific[31]
- State of use: in use[32]
Why It Matters
Indian Pacific has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]