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Freight increased from 15 trains a week southbound in 1952, to 29 in 1988 and 36 in 2001. It totalled about a million tonnes a year before the 2016 earthquake. A 1994 attempt to regain Auckland-Christchurch freight, with a 24-hour journey, lasted only a couple of years and by 2012 rail's share of that traffic was 28%, road's 57% and ship's 15% ...
Coastal Pacific A northbound Coastal Pacific train in Picton Overview Service type Inter-city rail Status Current Locale Upper South Island, New Zealand First service 25 September 1988 Current operator(s) Great Journeys New Zealand (2017–present) Former operator(s) InterCity Rail (1988–1995) Tranz Scenic (1995–2012) KiwiRail Scenic Journeys (2012–2017) Route Termini Christchurch Picton ...
Conway River Bridge. The highway lost its state highway status because of the lack of traffic using it. [1] In 1991 the section from Waiau to Kaikōura was revoked. Before revocation approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) of highway was unsealed; however this was later sealed by the two district councils which maintained it.
It is 146 kilometres by road north of Christchurch on the Inland Kaikōura Road (SH70) between Culverden and Kaikōura. The resort is a 40-minute drive to Hanmer Springs and a 45-minute drive to Kaikōura. The nearby township of Waiau, Canterbury has a small supermarket, DIY store and petrol station. The Inland Kaikōura Road is very scenic and ...
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.
Formerly SH 17. Toll-free route south SH 1/Twin Coast Discovery Highway concurrency ends SH 1 becomes Auckland Northern Motorway: 389: 242: Johnstone's Hill Tunnels: Orewa: 393: 244: Toll point: Silverdale: 398: 247: 398 (Hibiscus Coast Highway) Formerly SH 17. Toll-free route north: Albany: 412: 256: 412: Greville Road – Browns Bay, Massey ...
State Highway 6 (SH 6) is a major New Zealand state highway.It extends from the Marlborough region in the northeastern corner of the South Island across the top of the island, then down the length of the island, initially along the West Coast and then across the Southern Alps through inland Otago and finally across the Southland Plains to the island's south coast.
South Island rail network map (as of 2006) Shunting yard in Dunedin on the Main South Line portion of the SIMT. Locomotives visible are of the DC, DFT, and DSG classes.. The Main North Line between Picton and Christchurch and the Main South Line between Lyttelton and Invercargill, running down the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, are sometimes together referred to collectively as ...