Hamersley & Robe River railway
The Hamersley & Robe River railway, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, and operated by its subsidiary Pilbara Iron, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for the purpose of carrying iron ore. The network is larger than any other Australian heavy freight rail network in private ownership. The total length of its track is about 1,700 km (1,056 mi).
| Hamersley & Robe River Railway | |
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Iron ore train leaving the Brockman 4 mine in June 2012 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Pilbara, Western Australia |
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| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | Pilbara |
| Operator(s) | Rio Tinto |
| Depot(s) | Tom Price Cape Lambert Dampier |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1966 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,700 km (1,056 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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There are four other iron ore rail lines in the Pilbara. BHP operate the Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways, Fortescue Metals Group operate the Fortescue railway and Hancock Prospecting the Roy Hill railway.
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