Luxury route
Great Southern
Adelaide → Brisbane · Australia
The Ghan’s summer sibling. Adelaide to Brisbane the long way round, with Grampians sunsets, Canberra and a Coffs Harbour beach stop en route.
How this line was checked
- The 685 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 16305116 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 65.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 122 m); the longest stretch away from it is 28 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Journey Beyond — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Great Southern?
The Great Southern runs 2,885 km from Adelaide to Brisbane.
How long does the Great Southern take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 days for the 2,885 km. The line's top service speed is 115 km/h.
Who runs the Great Southern?
Journey Beyond, with Gold & Platinum sleeper.
How old is the Great Southern?
The line has been in service since 2019. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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