Freight
Freight is still a major factor along this transport corridor, with the ARTC mainline running parallel from near the Adelaide Station to Salisbury. This line is standard gauge and does not affect the operation of the suburban lines. Pacific National, Specialised Container Transport, and Great Southern Railway are some of the major operators, with the latter operating the Indian Pacific and The Ghan passenger trains along this section.
Broad gauge freight can also be seen along the line, a rare thing in today's South Australia. Genesee and Wyoming Australia operate the 'Stonie' along the suburban tracks from Penrice in the Barossa Valley and grain trains from Roseworthy to the Rosewater Loop (Dry Creek-Port Adelaide line), however no freight trains have been seen along the route to Roseworthy since 2007.
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