Great Southern Railway (tel: 132 147; www.gsr.com.au) and Transperth (tel: 136 213; www.transperth.wa.gov.au) are the rail service providers operating from the main interstate/intrastate station, East Perth Railway Terminal, Summers Street, East Perth. Facilities at the station include a cafe, newsagent and souvenir shop. Local connections are available to the main city station, Perth Railway Station, Wellington Street (opposite Forrest Place).

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.