Only months after a new Pie Face franchise successfully opened in the town, Subway is the first franchise to fall victim to a sprawling new fast food strip near Darwin.

Subway has opened a new store in the booming Coolalinga, nestled alongside Hungry Jacks, KFC and McDonald’s.

The question for Katherine residents in future may be how to keep their fast food warm and still fresh to survive the trip home?

Perhaps readers have suggestions.

All four drive-through outlets are on the Stuart Highway heading to Katherine.

The new franchises obviously have an eye to customers south of Darwin at Humpty Doo, Batchelor, Adelaide River but even further afield like Katherine.

If Katherine people want their Subway fix in the future they will have to travel almost 300 kilometres for it.

The Katherine Times has contacted Subway for comment.