Editing Northern Territory (section)

==Transport==
{{See also|Transportation in Australia}}
[[File:LasseterHighway.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Lasseter Highway]] connects [[Uluru]] (Ayers Rock) to the [[Stuart Highway]]]]
[[File:NR45 + NR10 + Ghan Alice Springs, 2015 (02).JPG|thumb|right|[[The Ghan]]]]
The Northern Territory is the most sparsely populated state or territory in Australia.

The NT has a connected network of sealed roads, including two national highways, linking with adjoining states and connecting the major territory population centres, and other important centres such as Uluru (Ayers Rock), [[Kakadu Highway|Kakadu]] and Litchfield National Parks. The Stuart Highway, once known as "The Track", runs north to south, connecting Darwin and [[Alice Springs]] to [[Adelaide]]. Some of the sealed roads are single-lane bitumen. Many unsealed (dirt) roads connect the more remote settlements.

The fatigue resulting from long-distance driving and the hazards inherent in dirt roads, wildlife, water crossings and wild weather have led the Northern Territory Government to pursue road safety campaigns in English and several Aboriginal languages. Persuading people to drive at the right speed for the road conditions has been a key goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://roadsafety.nt.gov.au/campaigns/drive-to-conditions2 |title=Drive to conditions |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021 |website=Towards Zero |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=3 January 2022 |archive-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103055147/https://roadsafety.nt.gov.au/campaigns/drive-to-conditions2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nt.gov.au/driving/safety/fatigue-and-driving |title=Fatigue and driving |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 2015 |website=Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=3 January 2022 |archive-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103055148/https://nt.gov.au/driving/safety/fatigue-and-driving |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, the Northern Territory's road vehicle speed limit in built-up areas was 60&nbsp;kilometres per hour unless the town had gazetted a lower default speed limit: many had chosen 50&nbsp;km/h or lower. Outside most built-up areas the default speed limit was 110&nbsp;km/h unless a speed limit sign stated otherwise. Reflecting the nature of the topography and very low population density, some sections of the Arnhem, Barkly, Stuart and Victoria highways had a maximum speed of 130&nbsp;km/h.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nt.gov.au/driving/safety/speed-limits |title=Speed limits |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 2020 |website=Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=3 January 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221040036/https://nt.gov.au/driving/safety/speed-limits |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2004, a [[standard gauge]] railway was opened between Alice Springs and Darwin, completing the [[Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor]] and bringing to fruition the dream of a transcontinental railway initiated in 1878 with the [[Central Australia Railway]] from the south and the [[North Australia Railway]] from the north – but with a gap of more than 800&nbsp;km (500&nbsp;mi) between Alice Springs and [[Birdum, Northern Territory|Birdum]] still to be bridged when the antique {{Track gauge|1067mm|comma=off}} narrow-gauge railway was closed in 1976.<ref name= Fuller>{{cite book |title=The Ghan: the story of the Alice Springs railway |first=Basil |last=Fuller |date=1975 |location= Adelaide |publisher=Rigby |isbn=0727000160|page=180}}</ref> The line carries fast freight trains and one passenger train: [[The Ghan]] experiential tourism train that runs between Darwin and Adelaide, stopping in the NT at [[Katherine, Northern Territory|Katherine]], [[Tennant Creek]], [[Alice Springs]] and [[Kulgera, Northern Territory|Kulgera]].

[[Darwin International Airport]] is the major domestic and international airport for the territory. Several smaller airports are also scattered throughout the territory and are served by smaller airlines, including [[Alice Springs Airport]], [[Ayers Rock Airport]], [[RAAF Base Tindal|Katherine Airport]] and [[Tennant Creek Airport]].