Marble Bar To Port Hedland

The access road is on your left just after you cross the coongan river.

Marble bar to port hedland.

Located just over 200km to the north west of marble bar port hedland offers visitors the opportunity to get up close to it s giant ships and the resource industry and to discover it s indigenous culture pioneering history and wildlife. Port hedland to marble bar railway myös marble bar railway oli vuosina 1911 1951 toiminut western australian government railwaysin omistama kapearaiteinen rautatieosuus länsi australian osavaltiossa australiassa rautatien raideleveys oli 1 067 mm ja se yhdisti osavaltion pohjoisrannikolla sijainneen port hedlandin satamakaupungin sisämaassa sijaineeseen marble barin kaivoskaupunkiin. And 202 km south east of port hedland. The town was called marble bar after a stunning formation of jasper which settlers mistook for a huge bar of marble.

According to local stories the train took residents and workers from port hedland to marble bar and back by rail on the spinifex express route from 1911. It is 173 metres above sea level. Plan your trip to reach this beautiful spot around 5pm in time to watch the sun set and light up the cliff face. Allied airmen from the base attacked japanese forces as far away as borneo.

The line was a western australian government railways wagr 3 ft 6 in 1 067. The road driving distance between port hedland to marble bar is 203 km. The port hedland to marble bar railway opened on 15 july 1911 costing around 300 000 to build. Please see the schedule below for departure times and prices.

The station closed in 1952. Marble bar is located 1492 km north of perth on the great northern highway via newman. Bus stop details are as follows. Due to low traffic and high financial losses the railway closed from 31 may 1951.

The steam train engine g118 was retired to the historic railway station of kalamunda in the historic village complex. Dooleena gorge marble bar doolena gorge is about 41 kilometres north of marble bar on the marble bar port hedland road. Depending on the vehicle you choose to travel you can calculate the amount of co2 emissions from your vehicle and assess the environment impact. The shire of east pilbara offers regular passenger transport between newman and port hedland.

1 939 north of perth via the coast road.