| Mount Newman railway | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 CM40-8Ms at Port Hedland in August 2003 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Locale | Pilbara, Western Australia | ||
| Termini | |||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | Pilbara | ||
| Operator(s) | BHP | ||
| Depot(s) | Port Hedland | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 22 January 1969 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 426 km (264.70 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
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The Mount Newman railway, owned and operated by BHP, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore. It is one of two railway lines BHP operates in the Pilbara, the other being the Goldsworthy railway.[1]
In addition to the BHP network, there are three more independent iron ore rail lines in the Pilbara: Rio Tinto operate the Hamersley & Robe River railway,[2] Fortescue Metals Group the Fortescue railway,[3] and Hancock Prospecting the Roy Hill railway.[4]