page_title: Railways in Adelaide
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Railways in Adelaide / Operators
caption_attribution_description: English: ARG's 704 &amp; 904 pass Birkenhead, South Australia with loaded limestone hoppers from Penrice quarry to Osborne, S.A.
context_page_description: The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of six lines and 89 stations, totalling 125.9 km. It is operated by Adelaide Metro, and is part of the citywide Adelaide Metro public transport system.
  All lines around Adelaide were originally broad gauge 1,600 mm. The main interstate lines out of Adelaide towards Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Darwin have been progressively converted to standard gauge 1,435 mm, but the suburban system and a few freight-only branch lines to the north remain broad gauge.
context_section_description: Rail services around Adelaide are provided by a mixture of private and government-owned organisations.
  The Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure (DPTI) owns and operates the suburban passenger rail network. This comprises six lines from Adelaide railway station on North Terrace in the CBD. The DPTI also owns and operates the Glenelg tram line. Adelaide's tram network is the only fully government owned and operated tram network in Australia.
  The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), an agency of the Federal Government, owns standard gauge interstate lines heading north and south, together with the dual gauge freight-only branch from Dry Creek to Port Adelaide and Pelican Point. The ARTC lines bypass the city to the west and do not enter the CBD. The ARTC network extends from Adelaide towards Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Darwin and is used by substantial interstate freight traffic.
  Freight trains are operated by a number of private operators, which have access agreements with rail network owners such as the ARTC. The largest of these is Pacific National, which handles the majority of interstate traffic and has the largest locomotive fleet. Other logistics companies also operate freight trains to and from interstate destinations and within South Australia.
  One Rail Australia owns the remaining broad-gauge lines beyond the Adelaide suburban network. These are a handful of lines used mainly to move bulk grain and stone from the Barossa Valley and mid-north region of the state to the Port Adelaide area. 
  Journey Beyond is a private company operating long-distance passenger trains on ARTCs standard gauge lines, and run from the Adelaide Parklands Terminal, just west of the CBD. Journey Beyond’s trains are the Indian Pacific to Sydney and Perth, The Ghan to Alice Springs and Darwin, The Overland to Melbourne and the seasonal Great Southern to Brisbane. There have been no intrastate regional passenger services in South Australia since 1990.
  There are presently two heritage railways in South Australia run by volunteers, but none of these are in the Adelaide area. The SteamRanger Heritage Railway is based at Mount Barker and runs services through to Victor Harbor. The Pichi Richi Railway is considerably more distant from Adelaide, based at Quorn, and runs services through to Port Augusta.
caption: Australian Railroad Group Penrice Stone Train from the Barossa Valley line to Osborne in Birkenhead
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