The Ghan the standard gauge Stirling North to Marree line opened, and the Ghan was curtailed to operate only north of Marree. In October 1980 the remainder of the line was replaced by a standard-gauge line built to the west of the original line. An extension north from Alice Springs to Darwin opened in January 2004. Construction of what was then known as the Port Augusta to Government Gums Railway began in 1878 when Premier of South Australia William Jervois broke ground at Port Augusta. The line reached Hawker in June 1880, Beltana in July 1881, Marree in January 1884 and Oodnadatta
Emiliano Ghan Emiliano Ghan Emiliano Michael Ghan Carranza (born 5 June 1995) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Spanish club Córdoba CF B on loan from Danubio F.C. as a midfielder. Ghan was born in Canelones, and was a Danubio youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 21 August 2014, starting in a 1–3 Copa Sudamericana away loss against Deportivo Capiatá. Ghan made his Primera División debut on 15 February 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Racing Montevideo. In January 2016, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Segunda División side Villa