Perth - Getting There By Rail
There is no centralised national rail information number and visitors with rail enquiries should contact the relevant service provider.
Rail services: The famous Indian Pacific, operated by Great Southern Railway (tel: 132 147; www.gsr.com.au), runs between Sydney and Perth via Adelaide, twice a week in each direction. The scenic journey takes 65 hours and terminates at East Perth Railway Terminal - the Gold Kangaroo class option includes private shower facilities and meals while Platinum Service comprises spacious hotel room-style cabins. Transwa (tel: 1 300 662 205; www.transwa.wa.gov.au) operates trains to Kalgoorlie (journey time - 6 hours 30 minutes) and Northam (journey time - 1 hour 20 minutes) from East Perth Terminal and to Bunbury (journey time - 2 hours 30 minutes) from Perth Railway Station.
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