Since the extension of the Ghan from Alice Springs to Darwin was completed in 2004, all mainland Australian capital cities are linked by standard gauge rail, for the first time.
由于汗号铁路从爱丽丝泉到达尔文的延伸于2004年完工，澳洲大陆的所有首府城市第一次由标准铁轨连接在一起。