Roy Hill railway | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Pilbara, Western Australia |
Termini | |
Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
System | Pilbara |
Operator(s) | Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd |
History | |
Opened | 2015 |
Technical | |
Line length | 344 km (213.75 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The Roy Hill railway, officially the Roy Hill Infrastructure railway, owned and operated by Hancock Prospecting, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore.
In addition to the Hancock Prospecting network, several other independent iron ore rail lines comprise the Pilbara Iron Ore Railways: