Infrastructure Darwin, Northern Territory

1 infrastructure

1.1 health
1.2 transport
1.3 port
1.4 utilities

infrastructure

royal darwin hospital


health

the government of northern territory department of health , families oversees 1 public hospital in darwin metropolitan region. royal darwin hospital, located in tiwi, city s major teaching , referral hospital, , largest in northern territory.

there 1 major private hospital darwin private hospital located @ tiwi, adjacent royal darwin hospital. darwin private hospital operated , owned healthscope ltd, private hospital corporation.

transport

the territory s public transport services managed department of lands , planning, public transport division. darwin has bus network serviced range of contracted bus operators, provides transport main suburbs of darwin.

darwin has no commuter rail system; however, long-distance passenger rail services operate out of city. alice springs darwin rail line completed in 2003 linking darwin adelaide. first service ran in 2004. ghan passenger train service adelaide via alice springs , katherine runs 2 3 times per week depending on season.

official opening of darwin international airport in 1991

darwin international airport, located in suburb of marrara, darwin s airport, shares runways royal australian air force s raaf base darwin.

darwin can reached via stuart highway runs length of northern territory darwin through katherine, tennant creek, alice springs , on adelaide. other major roads in darwin include, tiger brennan drive, amy johnson avenue, dick ward drive, bagot road, trower road , mcmillans road. bus service in greater darwin area served darwinbus.

port

ferries leave port darwin island locations, tourists. ferry service tiwi islands, arafura pearl operates cullen bay.

darwin has new deepwater port, east arm wharf, opened in 2000. has 754-metres of wharfline , capable of handling panamax-sized ships of maximum length of 274 metres , dwt of 80,000 tonnes.

utilities

water storage, supply , power darwin managed power , water corporation, owned government of northern territory. corporation responsible management of sewage , major water catchments in region. water stored in largest dam, darwin river dam holds 90% of darwin s water supply. many years, darwin s principal water supply came manton dam.

darwin, suburbs, palmerston , katherine powered channel island power station, largest power plant in northern territory.

a new power plant, weddell power station, near completion. first 2 generators came on line in 2008–09. third generator due completed in 2011–12. when power station operational, add 30% capacity darwin s power supply.