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The railway network in New Zealand consists of four main lines, six secondary lines and numerous short branch lines in almost every region. It links all major urban centres except Nelson, TaupÅ, Queenstown, Whakatane and (since 2012) Gisborne. The network is owned and managed by KiwiRail. The network was constructed starting in 1863, mostly by ...
Main South Line and shunting yards at Dunedin. The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railway line that runs north and south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and along the east coast of the South Island to Invercargill via Dunedin. It is one of the most important railway ...
Wellington railway station, Wellington Central station, or simply Wellington station, is the main railway station serving Wellington, New Zealand, and is the southern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk, Wairarapa Line and Johnsonville Line . The station opened in June 1937, replacing the two previous Wellington termini, Lambton and Thorndon.
This page lists all railway stations in Wellington, New Zealand that are or were on Wellington's suburban passenger rail network. Ownership of all station buildings except Wellington was transferred to Greater Wellington Regional Council on 1 July 2011. [1] Wellington Station is owned by KiwiRail, along with all station platforms and other ...
The North Island Main Trunk ( NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the country's largest city, Auckland. The line is 682 kilometres (424 mi) long, built to the New Zealand rail gauge of 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in) and serves the large cities of Palmerston North and Hamilton .
The Hutt Valley line was the first railway out of Wellington, preceding the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 's west coast route, which was later acquired by the New Zealand Government Railways and incorporated into the North Island Main Trunk. The first proposal for a railway line from Wellington to the Rimutaka Range was put to the ...
This is a list of railway stations in the Christchurch region of New Zealand.It includes both those still in service and those that have been closed. Included are stations on the following lines: Eyreton Branch, Little River Branch, Main North Line out to Rangiora, Main South Line out to Burnham, Midland Line out to Springfield, Oxford Branch, Southbridge Branch, Whitecliffs Branch.
The Western Line to Glen Eden was completed in February 1880, [1] and the Western Line stations between Newmarket and Glen Eden were opened on 27 March 1880: Mount Eden, Kingsland, Mount Albert, Avondale, New Lynn and Glen Eden. [2] The line was extended to Henderson over the course of the year, and the Henderson railway station was opened on ...