Private company

Roy Hill Railway

Private railway in Pilbara region of Western Australia

The Roy Hill railway, officially the Roy Hill Infrastructure railway, owned and operated by Hancock Prospecting, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore. In addition to the Hancock Prospecting network, several other independent iron ore rail lines comprise the Pilbara Iron Ore Railways: Rio Tinto's Hamersley & Robe River railway Fortescue Metals Group's Fortescue railway BHP's Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Roy Hill Railway
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The Roy Hill railway, officially the Roy Hill Infrastructure railway, owned and operated by Hancock Prospecting, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore. In addition to the Hancock Prospecting network, several other independent iron ore rail lines comprise the Pilbara Iron Ore Railways: Rio Tinto's Hamersley & Robe River railway Fortescue Metals Group's Fortescue railway BHP's Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways.2

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