The Ghan

Summary

The Ghan is a named passenger train service^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of named_passenger_train_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Ghan is located in Northern Territory^[3].
• The Ghan is located in South Australia^[4].
• The Ghan is in the country of Australia^[5].
• The Ghan's route map is recorded as The Ghan route map with meridians and parallels.png^[6].
• The Ghan's image is recorded as The Ghan, Alice Springs, 2015 (06).JPG^[7].
• The Ghan's instance of is recorded as named passenger train service^[8].
• The Ghan's instance of is recorded as passenger train^[9].
• The Ghan's instance of is recorded as night train^[10].
• The Ghan's instance of is recorded as sleeper train^[11].
• The Ghan's connecting line is recorded as Adelaide–Darwin railway line^[12].
• The Ghan's maintained by is recorded as Journey Beyond^[13].
• The Ghan's owned by is recorded as Journey Beyond^[14].
• The Ghan's operator is recorded as Journey Beyond^[15].
• Afghan is named after The Ghan^[16].
• The Ghan's Commons category is recorded as The Ghan^[17].
• The Ghan's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1148765^[18].
• The Ghan's terminus is recorded as Darwin railway station^[19].
• The Ghan's terminus is recorded as Adelaide Parklands Terminal^[20].
• +1929-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Ghan^[21].
• The Ghan's terminus location is recorded as Darwin^[22].
• The Ghan's terminus location is recorded as Adelaide^[23].
• The Ghan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02811m^[24].
• The Ghan's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[25].
• The Ghan's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge^[26].
• The Ghan's described by source is recorded as Great journeys: travel the world's most spectacular routes^[27].

Why It Matters

The Ghan ranks in the top 3% of named_passenger_train_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]