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In 1981 NZR was corporatised as the New Zealand Railways Corporation, and in 1991 New Zealand Rail Limited was split from the corporation. New Zealand Rail was privatised in 1993 (and later renamed Tranz Rail), with the New Zealand Railways Corporation retaining the land (due to Treaty of Waitangi claims on land taken for railway construction ...
Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of 4,375.5 km (2,718.8 mi) of track linking most major cities in the North and South Islands, connected by inter-island rail and road ferries.
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.
West of the Tararuas: An Illustrated History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company. Wellington, Dunedin: Southern Press. Mahoney, John Daniel (1987). Down at the Station: A study of the New Zealand Railway Station. Palmerston North: The Dunmore Press. ISBN 0-86469-060-6. Quail Map Company (1993). New Zealand Railway And Tramway Atlas ...
The North Auckland Line (designation NAL) is a major section of New Zealand's national rail network, and is made up of the following parts: the portion of track that runs northward from Westfield Junction to Newmarket Station; from there, westward to Waitakere; from there, northward to Otiria via Whangārei. The first section was opened in 1868 ...
Accessible by public walkway, this is the longest disused rail tunnel in New Zealand. Kawatiri Tunnel – 185 m long, also on the closed Nelson Section. Accessible by public walkway. No 4 Tunnel – south of Oaro township on the Main North Line. Access on foot south of township via a railway bridge. Chasm Creek – former Seddonville Branch.
It includes Railway lines in New Zealand that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Closed railway lines in New Zealand" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total.
Pages in category "Railway lines in New Zealand" The following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...