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title: Kuranda Scenic Railway
date: 2021-07-22T11:19:00+10:00
author: Peter King
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#  Kuranda Scenic Railway 

The Kuranda Scenic Railway is the name for the railway line that runs from the coastal city of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, over the Great Dividing Range to the town of Kuranda on the Atherton Tableland.

 

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  The tourist railway snakes its way up through the Macalister Range on the Cairns-to-Kuranda railway line which is no longer used for regular commuter services, but instead operates as a tourist service, operating every day of the year, except Christmas Day. It passes through the suburbs of Stratford, Freshwater and Redlynch before reaching Kuranda. The line is used for some freight services and other passenger services, such as The Savannahlander. The railway is 37 km in length. It takes about one hour and 55 minutes to climb one way including the stop off at Barron Falls

 

 

 

 

 

 

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