Midland Line

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The Midland Line is a scenic New Zealand railway route across the South Island, best known today for carrying the TranzAlpine passenger service between Christchurch and Greymouth through the Southern Alps.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Midland Line railway 1
Midland line 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rail transport infrastructure
railway line
alsoUsedFor freight traffic
completed 1923
connectsCity Christchurch NERFINISHED
connectsTown Arthur's Pass NERFINISHED
Greymouth NERFINISHED
Otira NERFINISHED
Springfield NERFINISHED
constructionBegan late 19th century
country New Zealand
crosses Southern Alps NERFINISHED
electrification none
gauge 1067 mm
Cape gauge
hasStation Arthur's Pass railway station NERFINISHED
Christchurch railway station NERFINISHED
Greymouth railway station NERFINISHED
Otira railway station NERFINISHED
Springfield railway station NERFINISHED
highestPoint near Arthur's Pass
historicalUse coal transport
timber transport
includesRiverCrossing Bealey River NERFINISHED
Taramakau River NERFINISHED
Waimakariri River NERFINISHED
includesTunnel Otira Tunnel NERFINISHED
knownFor scenic mountain landscapes
tourist rail travel
locatedIn South Island
managedBy KiwiRail Network NERFINISHED
notableStructure Otira Tunnel NERFINISHED
operator KiwiRail NERFINISHED
ownedBy New Zealand Government NERFINISHED
partOfNetwork New Zealand rail network
passesThrough Arthur's Pass NERFINISHED
Canterbury NERFINISHED
West Coast Region NERFINISHED
primaryPassengerService TranzAlpine NERFINISHED
purpose link east and west coasts of South Island
regionServed Canterbury Plains NERFINISHED
West Coast of the South Island NERFINISHED
safetySystem centralised traffic control on parts of line
status operational
terminus Christchurch NERFINISHED
Greymouth NERFINISHED
tourismProduct TranzAlpine scenic train NERFINISHED
trackConfiguration single track
usedBy TranzAlpine NERFINISHED

Referenced by (5)

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Greymouth railwayLine Midland Line
Arthur's Pass National Park traversedBy Midland Line
this entity surface form: Midland Line railway
Main South Line connectsWith Midland Line
Selwyn District hasTransportRoute Midland Line
PTH railHubFor Midland Line
this entity surface form: Midland line