Night train route
Melbourne XPT
Sydney → Melbourne · Australia
Melbourne XPT in pictures
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- Distance
- 960 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 11 h
- Average speed
- 87 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Operator
- NSW TrainLink ↗
- Train
- XPT (HST derivative)
- Countries
- Australia
- In service since
- 1982
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Australia’s InterCity 125 cousin runs the overnight between its two biggest rivals, cricket ashes optional.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 19744551 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 81 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 21 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: NSW TrainLink — 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
How long is the Melbourne XPT?
The Melbourne XPT runs 960 km from Sydney to Melbourne.
How long does the Melbourne XPT take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 11 h for the 960 km. That is an average of 87 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Melbourne XPT?
NSW TrainLink, with XPT (HST derivative).
How old is the Melbourne XPT?
The line has been in service since 1982. 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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