Should we experience a disruption to service, you will find the most recent information about that service posted here.
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1 February, 2012 – The Ghan service interruption update.
Great Southern Rail wishes to advise the following important service information for all guests travelling on The Ghan up to 14 February 2012.
Due to the aftermath effects of Tropical Cyclone Grant the rail line between Katherine and Darwin still remains closed for all rail services affecting The Ghan’s operations.
At this stage, the rail link between Katherine and Darwin will remain closed until 14 February 2012.
Pending the re-opening, future services will continue to terminate in Katherine and all guests will be transported to Darwin by comfortable, air conditioned coaches.
Guests departing Darwin will also be transferred by coach to meet the train in Katherine. Guests travelling Northbound will arrive in Darwin 2 hours later at 19:30PM. The Southbound timetable will remain unchanged.
Any guests with existing bookings made for travel on The Ghan services affected by the train terminating in Katherine will be notified directly by a Great Southern Rail representative.
The Ghan is scheduled to arrive and depart Katherine as per the current timetable. Limited whistlestop tours will still be available in Katherine.
For all new bookings on The Ghan during this time, please take note of the above coach transfer information.
All other Great Southern Rail train services are not affected.
For any further information, please contact our dedicated
Sales Team on 13 21 47.
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5 January, 2012 – The Ghan service interruption update.
Great Southern Rail wishes to advise the following important service information for all guests travelling on The Ghan in January.
Due to the aftermath effects of Tropical Cyclone Grant the rail line between Katherine and Darwin still remains closed for all rail services affecting The Ghan’s operations.
At this stage, it is still not known when the track will be re-opened. We anticipate that the rail link between Katherine and Darwin may not be restored until late January.
Pending the re-opening, future services will continue to terminate in Katherine and all guests will be transported to Darwin by comfortable, air conditioned coaches.
Guests departing ex Darwin will also be transferred by coach to meet the train in Katherine. Guests travelling Northbound will arrive into Darwin 2 hours later at 19:30PM. The Southbound timetable will remain unchanged.
Any guests with existing bookings made for travel on The Ghan services affected by the train terminating in Katherine will be notified directly by a Great Southern Rail representative.
The Ghan is scheduled to arrive and depart Katherine as per the current timetable.
Overnight, Great Southern Rail has re-opened our on-line booking to allow new bookings for travel on The Ghan in January. For all new bookings on The Ghan during this time, please take note of the above coach transfer information.
All other Great Southern Rail train services are not affected.
For any further information, please contact our dedicated
Sales Team on 13 21 47.
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30 December 2011 – The Ghan service interruption update.
Due to the aftermath effects of Cyclone Grant, the rail link between Katherine and Darwin has be closed due to track damage restricting The Ghan's current operations.
At this stage, it is not known when the track will be re-opened. We anticipate that the rail link between Katherine and Darwin may not be restored until late January.
Pending the re-opening, future services will terminate in Katherine and all guests will be transported to Darwin by Coach transfer.
Guests departing ex Darwin will also be transferred by coach to meet the train in Katherine.
Guests travelling Northbound will arrive into Darwin 2 hours later at 19:30PM. The Southbound timetable will remain unchanged.
Any guests booked on The Ghan services affected by the train terminating in Katherine will be notified directly by a Great Southern Rail representative.
For all new bookings and amendments for January travel on The Ghan, please contact our sales centre on 13 21 47. Online bookings cannot be made for travel in January on The Ghan until further notice.
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28 December 2011 - The Ghan service interuption.
The aftermath of Cyclone Grant has led to the derailment of a freight train between Katherine and Darwin which is restricting The Ghan's operations.
The Ghan is presently stationed at Katherine as it was unable to travel further to Darwin. The Stuart Highway is also presently closed north of Katherine and we have now been advised it will be closed for an estimated time of 48 hours.
This means that we are unable, at present, to transport guests on the northbound Ghan from Katherine to Darwin and the Southbound service from Darwin to Katherine is cancelled.
The Ghan will be departing from Katherine as scheduled (28 Dec 2011) on its southbound journey to Adelaide via Alice Springs.
At this stage it is not known when the track will be re-opened and it is anticipated that, pending the re-opening, future services will terminate in Katherine and all guests will be transported to Darwin by coach.
The next Ghan service departing Adelaide on the 01 January 2012 will be terminating in Katherine and all guest will be coached to Darwin.
The next service out of Darwin 04 January 2012 will be departing via coach to join the train in Katherine.
For further updates in regards to up to date road closures please refer to: http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/roadreport/
For further assistance please contact the Great Southern Rail Sales Centre
on 13 21 47.
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31 October 2011 - Qantas affected Travel
Great Southern Rail understands that there may be guests with confirmed bookings for The Ghan, Indian Pacific and The Overland which may be affected due to the recent grounding of Qantas Mainstream Airline.
Great Southern Rail’s agents and guests are reminded of the Conditions of Carriage and specifically Clause 4 Travel Insurance. For more information please read the Conditions of Carriage.
General Conditions
Based on the Conditions of Carriage Great Southern Rail is not providing a variation to this document and cancellation / no show fees apply. Guest who wish to change their booking (same train service and same level of service) to a different departure date may do so without penalty and is subject to availability.
Should you have any queries please contact Great Southern Rail on 13 21 47.
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All aboard for a great Aussie adventure!
Guests departing from our rail terminal locations in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Alice Springs, and Darwin are required to be at their departure terminal no less than 60 minutes before the scheduled departure time. At this time, your reservation is re-confirmed and, if required, your ticket issued and luggage checked in.
Guests can check in two luggage items weighing no more than 20 kilograms per item and not exceeding 180 linear centimetres. Due to space constraints, guests should only take onboard hand luggage required for their rail journey and remaining luggage should be checked in no less than 60 minutes before departure. Please refer to 'What to Pack' for additional information.
All guests departing from rail stations not listed via the link below should be at the station 30 minutes prior to departure. These stations are not manned so staff will assist you with tickets and luggage as the train arrives.
