Service Update #2 – Flooding Impacts Affecting East to West Corridor & North to/from Northern Territory

25/1/2022

In light of recent developments, Northline would like to advise that the East to West corridor and North track between Port Augusta and Tarcoola, SA originally scheduled to reopen on Wednesday 26 January 2022 will now remain closed until at least Sunday 30 January 2022.
 
Unfortunately, the impacted consignments will see further delays as suppliers navigate through the backlog of freight. Until then, all affected services have been cancelled.
 
We will continue to monitor the situation and provide you with an update should any changes arise.
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your Account Manager.

24/1/2022

Due to severe rainfall and flooding events being experienced across Australia, please be advised of the following network outages across road and rail services: 

Rail Closure – East to West Corridor & North to/from Northern Territory

The rail network has been closed between Port Augusta and Tarcoola, SA on the East to West corridor affecting freight into and out of Perth and is scheduled to reopen late Wednesday 26 January 2022. Until then, all East to West services have been cancelled. 

This closure is also impacting services to/from Northern Territory and has had an impact on pick-ups since Thursday 20 January 2022. Collected freight across any impacted corridor will be held until the track reopens.

Road Closures – Eyre Peninsula and Far North, SA

Road closures in the Far North and Eyre Peninsula have been recorded as of late Sunday 23 January 2022 with road services working on alternative routes.

Please also refer to our website for an update on how COVID-19 related issues may have a further impact on our services.

Northline will continue to communicate the status of the closures and impacts as they arise. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your Account Manager.