Tarcoola

Tarcoola is in Outback South Australia.

Understand

Tarcoola is a town that was. Most renown for being the last station on both the trans-continental railways, before they diverge towards Perth and Darwin.

Originally settled because of gold mining in the area, the mining ceased in the area about 50 years ago, and the town has been in decline. It experienced a brief resurgence during the construction and maintenance of the standard gauge Ghan railway in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, it nearly qualifies as a ghost town.

Get in

By train

The Ghan passes through the town once or twice a week in each direction. It will stop on request at Tarcoola. With no shops open and no accommodation, it isn't a popular stop on the trans-continental route. If you're changing trains (from the Ghan to the Indian Pacific, or vice-versa) change at Port Augusta or Adelaide.

By car

The town is only accessible on dirt roads. Check road conditions, and take some precautions for driving in remote areas. It is no longer possible to follow the railway route in a 4wd.

By plane
  • Tarcoola Airport (TAQ  IATA). a general aviation airport 

Get around

See
  • The station
  • The old mine
  • Wilgena Hotel an old iron hotel, closed, but still standing.

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect

Go next
Routes through Tarcoola

Alice Springs ← Coober Pedy ←  N  S  → Kingoonya, Pimba → Port Augusta
Kalgoorlie ← Cook, Loongana, Rawlinna ←  W  E  → Kingoonya, Pimba → Port Augusta



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