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The Overlander

Train between Adelaide and Melbourne

The Overland offers a relaxing way to enjoy the trip between the two cities of Melbourne and Adelaide.

Still the best way to travel between Adelaide and Melbourne, the Overland offers two levels of service. Red Service offers a value for money option, while Red Premium provides all-inclusive dining. Either way you’ll have plenty of room to move and the chance to meet fellow travellers in a comfortable, friendly environment.

The Overland provides the ideal way to travel between Melbourne and Adelaide. With a daylight service running between Adelaide and Melbourne in both directions, you’ll enjoy a relaxing, comfortable journey between these two great cities, taking in a diverse range of landscapes from rugged mallee scrubland, to fields of green and gold. Why not travel in comfort & give all-inclusive Red Premium a go? Similar to in-flight service, this makes the day-long journey so much more enjoyable with all meals included.

For more than 130 years, The Overland has been a favourite for people travelling between Adelaide and Melbourne.
Red and Red Premium Services make it an effortless and relaxing way to embark on your interstate adventure.
With comfortable, reclining seats, generous legroom, 60kg of luggage allowance and dedicated Hospitality Attendants to tend to your every need, The Overland offers service in a class of its own.

RED PREMIUM
If you’re looking to travel in greater comfort and style, then step up to Red Premium. Sit back and relax with more leg room, in-seat dining and a trolley service. Enjoy all-inclusive breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, coffee, soft drinks and juice. There’s no better way to make the day-long journey more enjoyable than with our Red Premium Service.

All-inclusive breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea
Comfortable reclining seats, two and one configurations across the aisle
36 seats per carriage with ample legroom between seats
Individual reading light
Access to the licenced Café 828 Carriage
In-seat dining and trolley service
Red Premium luggage allowance of 2 x 30kgs

RED STANDARD
Travel in Red Service between Adelaide and Melbourne and enjoy the benefits of train travel. Settle into your seat and be entertained throughout the day with the ever-changing scenery. When you’re feeling peckish, stroll into our licenced café for meals, beverages and snacks available for purchase any time during your journey.

Comfortable reclining seat in a two and two configuration
60 seats per carriage with generous legroom between seats
Individual reading light
Access to the licenced Café 828 Carriage where meals and beverages are available for purchase
Red luggage allowance of 2 x 20kg.

The Overland Stats
Average length of train: 189m
Average weight of train: 322 tonne (excluding locomotive)
Length of track: 828km
Length of journey: 10.5 hrs
Symbol: An Emu – this truly Australian bird is recognised for its speed and grace as it runs through the wide open lands.
Total number of carriages: Total number of carriages 7 - plus locomotive and motorail (Standard train for The Overland is based on a single consist)

The Overland began life as the Intercolonial Express in October 1887 when the Victorian and South Australian rail lines were joined at the state border. The train travelled between the Victorian capital city of Melbourne and the South Australian capital city of Adelaide, stopping at a number of regional townships along the route.

Originally, the Intercolonial Express operated a luxury overnight service complete with dining cars. The train became known as The Overland in 1926. Following World War II, The Overland moved into the modern era, introducing air-conditioned carriages and earning the unusual honour of being the first train in the world to generally offer showers in its sleeper cabins.

In the 1950s, the traditional steam engines were replaced with diesel. Today, The Overland operates twice-weekly daytime journeys between Adelaide and Melbourne.

Red and Red Premium Services make it the easiest and most relaxing way to embark on your interstate adventure.
With comfortable, semi-reclining seats, generous legroom, 60kg of luggage allowance and dedicated Hospitality Attendants to tend to your every need, The Overland offers service that really is in a class of its own. So why put yourself through the stress of airports or a fatiguing drive when you can kick back and arrive in style!


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