TranzAlpine
| TranzAlpine | |
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| Was standing: | In operation |
| Countries: | New Zealand |
| First drive: | November 22, 1987 |
| Today's operator: | KiwiRail Scenic |
| Passengers: | 204,000 (2006) |
| route | |
| Departure station: | Christchurch |
| Intermediate stops: | 9 |
| Destination station: | Greymouth |
| Route length: | 223 km |
| Travel time: | 4 hours 25 minutes |
| Cycle: | Every day |
| Furnishing | |
| Class (es): | A class |
| Baggage: | Baggage cart |
| Seat car: | Large area |
| Catering: | On-board café |
| Observation car: | Open car at the end of the train |
| Technical specifications | |
| Rolling stock: | New Zealand DC |
| Gauge (s) : | 1.067 mm |
The TranzAlpine is a long-distance passenger train service between Christchurch and Greymouth on the South Island of New Zealand . The name comes from the route of the train that crosses the New Zealand Alps on its journey .
Routing
The train has been in service since November 22, 1987 and replaced the previous express trains between Christchurch and Greymouth. He mainly uses the " Midland Line " railway line. The train connection is mainly important for tourism because of the interesting landscape . The length of the route is 223 km. On this route, 5 viaducts (including the staircase viaduct with a height of 73 m) are crossed and 16 tunnels are passed through. The longest tunnel is the Otira tunnel under the 920 m high Arthur's Pass with a length of 8550 m.
business
The connection has been operated since October 1, 2008 by the Kiwi Rail Scenic Journeys division of KiwiRail , a state railway . The train starts in Christchurch in the morning and takes 4.5 hours to get there. After a one-hour stop in Greymouth, the return journey begins, so that the train arrives back in Christchurch in the evening. Stops are:
- Christchurch
- Rolleston
- Darfield
- Springfield
- Cass
- Arthur's Pass
- Otira
- Jacksons
- Moana
- Kokiri
- Brunner
- Greymouth