Eastern Goldfields Railway
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.
| Eastern Goldfields Railway | |
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The Prospector at Kellerberrin with the Goldfields water pipeline in the foreground & the CBH grain receival point in the background | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Public Transport Authority |
| Termini |
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| 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) |
It is part of the interstate standard gauge railway between Perth and the rest of Australia.
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