Heritage route
Taieri Gorge Railway
Dunedin → Pukerangi · New Zealand
Out of Dunedin’s bluestone palace of a station and into the Taieri’s schist canyon, where wrought-iron viaducts from 1889 still carry every train.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1618901 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Dunedin Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Taieri Gorge Railway?
The Taieri Gorge Railway runs 58 km from Dunedin to Pukerangi.
How long does the Taieri Gorge Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 5 min for the 58 km. That is an average of 28 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 50 km/h.
Who runs the Taieri Gorge Railway?
Dunedin Railways, with heritage carriages, DJ diesels.
How old is the Taieri Gorge Railway?
The line has been in service since 1889. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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