Karara, Western Australia
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Karara, Western Australia is the locality of a new iron ore mine. The ore will be shipped initially by a narrow gauge
railway to the existing port of Geraldton in quantities up to 10 Mtpa. When a standard gauge
railway is built to a new port at Oakajee
, the tonnage will increase to at least 30Mtpa.
The common part of the narrow gauge
and standard gauge
routes will be dual gauge.
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
railway to the existing port of Geraldton in quantities up to 10 Mtpa. When a standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
railway is built to a new port at Oakajee
Oakajee Port
Oakajee Port is a proposed deep water port to be built in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about north of the city of Geraldton-Greenough to service the region's growing iron ore industry...
, the tonnage will increase to at least 30Mtpa.
The common part of the narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
and standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
routes will be dual gauge.
Timeline
- In 2011, steelwork for the Karara project has been delayed by major floods in Thailand.