The Ghan

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The Ghan is a famous Australian long-distance passenger train that runs through the continent’s interior between Adelaide, Alice Springs, and Darwin.

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Label Occurrences
The Ghan canonical 4
The Ghan (historically via nearby routes) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf long-distance train
named train
passenger train service
category Named passenger trains of Australia
Rail transport in South Australia
Rail transport in the Northern Territory
continent Australia
country Australia
distanceCovered approximately 2979 km
extensionToDarwinOpened 2004
firstThroughServiceAdelaideDarwin 2004
formerOperator Great Southern Rail
hasCatering yes
hasLoungeCar yes
hasRestaurantCar yes
hasSleepingAccommodation yes
inception 1929
locomotiveClassUsed NR class
namedAfter Afghan cameleers
nameLanguage English
nameMeaning shortened form of "The Afghan"
notableFor crossing the Australian continent north–south
passing through remote desert regions
offersOffTrainExperiences yes
onboardClass Gold Service
Platinum Service
Red Service
operatesThroughRegion Central Australia
Outback
operatingStatus operating
operator Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions
originalTerminus Alice Springs
Oodnadatta
ownerOfRollingStock Journey Beyond
powerType diesel-electric
primaryRoute Adelaide–Darwin railway
railGauge standard gauge
routeEnd Darwin
routeStart Adelaide
routeVia Alice Springs
serviceFrequency weekly
serviceType inter-city rail
luxury train
tourist train
stopsAt Adelaide Parklands Terminal
Alice Springs railway station
Darwin railway station
tourismAttraction yes
trackGauge 1435 mm
typicalJourneyTimeAdelaideDarwin about 54 hours

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Katherine servedByTrain The Ghan
Port Augusta hasRailService The Ghan
this entity surface form: The Ghan (historically via nearby routes)