Route
The line runs from the Adelaide Railway Station north via the major suburbs of Mawson Lakes, Salisbury, Elizabeth and Smithfield to the satellite city (town) Gawler on the outer northern metropolitan fringe. The line is approx 42.2 kilometres in length and is currently the longest of the Adelaide suburban railway lines.
Like the rest of the Adelaide suburban passenger rail network, the line is broad gauge (1600 mm) for its entire length. The ARTC mainline (standard gauge) runs parallel to the route from the Gaol Triangle as far as Salisbury, then turns north west towards Virginia and Two Wells.
Read more about this topic: Gawler Central Railway Line
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