Eastern Goldfields Railway
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The Eastern Goldfields Railway was built in the 1890s by the Western Australian Government Railways to connect Perth with the Eastern Goldfields at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie.[1]
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Eastern Goldfields Railway | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Public Transport Authority |
Termini | |
Service | |
Operator(s) | Arc Infrastructure |
History | |
1 July 1894: opened Northam to Southern Cross | 1 July 1896: opened Southern Cross to Boorabbin 1 January 1897: opened Boorabbin to Kalgoorlie February 1966: Bellevue to Northam added gauge and changed route 1968: Northam to Kalgoorlie, replaced narrow gauge with standard gauge and changed route |
Technical | |
Line length | 373 kilometres |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) dual gauge |
Old gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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It is part of the interstate standard gauge railway between Perth and the rest of Australia.