Experience the adventure of train travel
Platinum Service
The ultimate in rail luxury and sophistication
To book this service please complete a Journey Request Form, you will receive an answer from one of our Rail Specialists within 48 hours. Alternatively you can contact us via phone or email.
For a rail experience like no other, travel in exclusive Platinum Service on The Ghan and Indian Pacific
Almost twice the size of
the Gold Service cabins, the Platinum fully en suite cabins have been
designed to a brief that called for all the modern comforts in classic style
with a distinctly Australian character.
To complement this, Great
Southern Rail has also created a number of deluxe touches including 24 hour
in-cabin steward service.
Each spacious cabin
features an oversized panoramic window and an additional interior window
offering a unique perspective on the ever-changing Australian landscape from
both sides of the train.
During the day, the cabin
is a private lounge with a moveable table and two ottomans giving plenty of
room to entertain or to simply relax and enjoy the journey.
By night your private cabin
converts to your choice of comfortable double or twin beds with high quality
bedding and the en suite facilities are equipped with premium fittings, full
size shower, vanity with cupboard space, mirror and toilet facilities.
All restaurant meals in the
elegant Queen Adelaide Restaurant Carriage are included and there is also the Outback Explorer Lounge Car where you can relax and enjoy a drink from the
extensive bar while you enjoy the passing scenery.
While travelling in Platinum
Service private cabins, at no extra cost guests will also enjoy:
-Beverages in the Outback
Explorer Lounge - premium wine, standard spirits, beers, soft drinks,
coffee and tea
- Off Train Excursions - available on the Indian Pacific at Broken Hill, Adelaide and
Kalgoorlie and on The Ghan at Alice Springs and Katherine
- Dining at leisure in the
famed Queen Adelaide Restaurant with flexible reservation options allowing
for longer lunches and intimate dinners for two
Private transfers up to 50km to/from the rail station at major stations ie Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Alice Springs and Sydney or airport pre or post-journey and also benefit from increased
checked-in luggage allowance (3 x 25kg bags per person). When making Platinum
Service bookings please advise the locations for pick up and drop off at time
of reservation.
Platinum Service has been
designed to meet the needs of the discerning traveller on one of the world's
great train journeys through the heart of Australia.
For further information or to book any other Australian rail journey (or anywhere else in the world) please fill out a journey request form or contact us.
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