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Train routes operated by KiwiRail
4 routes · classic 1 · scenic 3
KiwiRail runs 4 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 1,388 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Northern Explorer at 681 km; the fastest is the Northern Explorer, running up to 100 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1908.
The company itself dates to 2008, filed on Wikidata as a state-owned enterprise of New Zealand. What this page says about the company comes from KiwiRail's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Official site ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q3788105 ↗
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- 4
- Total length
- 1,388 km
- Countries
- New Zealand
- Fastest
- Northern Explorer · 100 km/h
- Longest
- Northern Explorer · 681 km
- Oldest line here
- 1908
- Company founded
- 2008
- Type
- state-owned enterprise of New Zealand
Classic (1)
- Capital Connection
The Kāpiti Coast’s own express: one morning run to Wellington under Paekākāriki’s escarpment, home again each evening since 1991.
Wikipedia ↗
Scenic (3)
- Northern Explorer
Volcano country: the Raurimu Spiral climbs to Tongariro’s plateau, Ruapehu steaming beyond the glass.
Wikipedia ↗ - Coastal Pacific
Pinched between the Kaikōura ranges and Pacific surf past fur-seal colonies, on a line the 2016 quake lifted bodily out of the sea.
Wikipedia ↗ - TranzAlpine
Coast to coast across the Southern Alps: the Waimakariri gorges, Arthur’s Pass and the 8.5 km Otira Tunnel in one morning.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
How many train routes does KiwiRail run?
4 of the routes in this atlas are KiwiRail services, covering 1,388 km across 1 country (New Zealand). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest KiwiRail train?
The Northern Explorer, Auckland to Wellington, at up to 100 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes ≈ 11 h over 681 km.
Does KiwiRail run night trains?
Not in this atlas. All 4 KiwiRail routes listed here are daytime services.
When was KiwiRail founded?
Wikidata records the company's inception as 2008, and files it as a state-owned enterprise of New Zealand. The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 1908 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.
Countries KiwiRail runs in
- 🇳🇿 Train routes in New Zealand 8 routes