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The Ghan

Description: The Ghan is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger train operating on the Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin Central Australian ... more

The Ghan ... Railway in Australia. The service's name is an abbreviated version of its previous nickname The Afghan Express, which comes from the Afghan camel trains that trekked the same route before the advent of the railway.

Newest Review: ... Seat - $450 (180 pounds) Bookings and Customer Service My sister and I booked our tickets at the GSR desk in the main train station in Melbourne, the queues were initially long but the staff moved through them quite quickly. We were unsure of what exactly we wanted but the customer service rep was great. She explained the deals and the backpacker pass, which had cost $450 (although I ... more

... thought I saw it advertised on the Internet for $350 and mentioned this to her and she actually sold it to us for $350 saying that she had to honour the advertised price). Bookings can also be done on a with a credit card on their secure reservations sy...more

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The Ghan: Crikey Mate Three Days on a Train (1680 words)
by curly110 - written on 17.06.03 (Very useful, 730 readings)
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Note: This op is written about GSR who actually operate "The Ghan", "The Overland and "The Indian-Pacific", there wasn't a category for this rail company as a whole but as the trains are all identical I felt that it should be written about the operator rather than a specific route as the service and booking requirements recieved on these trains is identical. In desperate need for adventure after spending too long in Melbourne my sister and I decided that we need to escape and planned a trip to the red centre. Being on a desperately small backpackers budget, we decided that the train was the best option as it offered the cheapest ...

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