Zanthus is a remote outpost on the Trans-Australian rail line approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) east of the regional city of Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...

 in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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Zanthus has a crossing loop on the line. On 8 August 1999, the Indian Pacific passenger train collided with

Zanthus train collision

The Zanthus train collision occurred at a crossing loop on the Trans-Australian Railway between Perth to Sydney on 18 August 1999. It is located east northeast of Perth and east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, on the Nullarbor Plain.-Incident:...

a stationary steel train in the area.

The locality also has notoriety due to its position in place name lists of Western Australia