Karara, Western Australia is the locality of a new iron ore mine. The ore will be shipped initially by a narrow gauge

Narrow gauge

A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...

 railway to the existing port of Geraldton in quantities up to 10 Mtpa. When a standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 railway is built to a new port at Oakajee

Oakajee Port

Oakajee Port is a proposed deep water port to be built in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about north of the city of Geraldton-Greenough to service the region's growing iron ore industry...

, the tonnage will increase to at least 30Mtpa.

The common part of the narrow gauge

Narrow gauge

A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...

 and standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

routes will be dual gauge.

Timeline

• In 2011, steelwork for the Karara project has been delayed by major floods in Thailand.