Adelaide–Melbourne railway

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The Adelaide–Melbourne railway is a major interstate rail corridor in Australia that links the capitals of South Australia and Victoria, carrying both passenger and freight services across the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate railway line
rail corridor
approximateCompletionOfStandardGaugeLink mid-1990s
connectsCity Adelaide
Melbourne
connectsStateOrTerritory South Australia
Victoria
convertedToStandardGauge 1995
country Australia
crossesStateBorderAt Serviceton
electrification not electrified
formsPartOfCorridor Perth–Adelaide–Melbourne rail corridor
Sydney–Melbourne–Adelaide freight network
freightOperator Aurizon
Pacific National
SCT Logistics
freightTrafficType bulk freight
intermodal freight
historicalOperator Australian National Railways Commission
South Australian Railways
Victorian Railways
historicalRole first direct rail link between Adelaide and Melbourne
managedBy Australian Rail Track Corporation
notablePassengerTrain The Overland
linked to: Overland
openedAsThroughRoute 1887
originalGauge broad gauge sections
narrow gauge sections
owner Australian Rail Track Corporation
partOfNetwork Australian interstate standard gauge network
passengerService The Overland
linked to: Overland
passengerServiceFrequency several times per week (The Overland)
passesThrough Murray Mallee region
Western District of Victoria
primaryUse freight transport
regionServed southeastern Australia
routeVia Ararat
Bordertown
Geelong
Murray Bridge
Serviceton
secondaryUse passenger transport
signalling centralised traffic control
strategicImportance major east–west freight corridor
terminusStationAdelaide Adelaide Parklands Terminal
terminusStationMelbourne Southern Cross railway station
trackConfiguration passing loops
predominantly single track
usesGauge standard gauge

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Murray Bridge hasRailwayLine Adelaide–Melbourne railway
Australian rail network notableRoute Melbourne–Adelaide main line
linked to: Adelaide–Melbourne railway
South Australian rail network includesCorridor Adelaide–Melbourne railway line
linked to: Adelaide–Melbourne railway
South Australian rail network includesCorridor Adelaide–Wolseley railway line
linked to: Adelaide–Melbourne railway
Tailem Bend hasRailwayLine Adelaide–Melbourne railway
Murray Bridge railway station locatedOn Adelaide–Melbourne rail corridor
linked to: Adelaide–Melbourne railway
Murray Bridge railway station locatedOn Adelaide–Melbourne railway line
linked to: Adelaide–Melbourne railway
Keswick railwayLine Adelaide–Melbourne railway
Balhannah railwayLine Adelaide–Melbourne railway
Bridgewater, South Australia historicalRailway Adelaide–Melbourne railway line
linked to: Adelaide–Melbourne railway