有没有想过坐着火车去澳洲那些远离城市，荒无人烟，前不着村后不着店的地方去看一看，体验真正的澳洲荒野之旅，和澳洲人常说的“Outback”。下面几条火车线路，也许有机会你可以试一试。

THE GULFLANDER （昆士兰州）




澳洲最偏僻的一条火车线。从距离布里斯班2000公里的一个叫Normanton的小镇出发，火车只有两节车厢，没空调，没时速表，目的除了游客乘坐外主要负责投递当地居民的信件。这条线上你可以真正感受到湛蓝的天空，无污染的空气，清风从车窗吹进，这是大自然，乡野的魅力。

OPERATOR: Queensland Rail
WEBSITE: www.queenslandrail.com.au
WHERE: Normanton, approximately 500km west of Cairns
DISTANCE: 151 kilometres (each way)
TRAVEL TIME: 5 hours (each way)
HOW OFTEN: Departs Normanton Wednesdays, returns to Normanton Thursdays


THE PICHI RICHI RAILWAY （南澳）



蒸汽火车从南澳的Augusta出发，行驶43公里至小镇Quorn。火车行驶极其缓慢，不过重要的是你在感受历史，一条澳洲著名的火车线路，当年The Ghan就从这条路线去Alice Springs，那时要耗时3天3夜。

OPERATOR: Pichi Richi Railway
WEBSITE: www.prr.org.au
WHERE: Port Augusta to Quorn
DISTANCE: 86 kilometres return
TRAVEL TIME: Six hours (Port August - Quorn return, with a two-hour  stopover in Quorn)
HOW OFTEN: Regular but variable, with additional services during  school holidays. Check website for timetable details.


THE GHAN （纵穿澳洲，从南到北）



澳洲最火的一条线路，车内很舒适，它横穿2979公里，行驶2天2夜从南澳阿德莱德到红色中心艾丽丝泉，然后再到北领地的达尔文。游客们可以一路欣赏沿途美景。火车名字的由来也很有趣，取自早期沿此线路行走的阿富汗骆驼。

OPERATOR: Great Southern Rail
WEBSITE: www.gsr.com.au
WHERE: Adelaide to Darwin
DISTANCE: 2979 kilometres
TRAVEL TIME: 2.5 days
HOW OFTEN: Once weekly each direction (twice weekly each direction  June-August)


IDA BAY RAILWAY （塔斯马尼亚）



澳洲最南端的铁路线，从霍巴特的西南边的Lune River出发，行驶14公里至Deep Hole 的老港口。线路的终点直通火车或游船，想想也很过瘾呢。

OPERATOR: Ida Bay Railway
WEBSITE: www.idabayrailway.com.au
WHERE: Ida Bay (Lune River)
DISTANCE: 14 kilometres return
TRAVEL TIME: Approximately 2 hours return (including a break at Deep  Hole)
HOW OFTEN: At least four return trips daily except Friday (October to  April); three return trips Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays (May to  September)


INDIAN PACIFIC （横穿澳洲，从东到西）



这是澳洲最长的火车线路，全程4352公里，Sydney出发，至Perth，2天3夜。火车沿途经过世界最长的直行轨道（477公里），跨越3个时区。旅途经过Nullarbor Plain地段非常惊恐，虽然已确保安全，可周围就是让你有一种探险，不安的感觉。

STATES: New South Wales / South Australia / Western Australia
OPERATOR: Great Southern Rail
WEBSITE: www.gsr.com.au
WHERE: Sydney to Perth
DISTANCE: 4352 kilometres
TRAVEL TIME: Two days and three nights
HOW OFTEN: Once weekly in each direction (Twice weekly each direction  September-October)