New Zealand rail network
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The New Zealand rail network is the nationwide system of railway lines and services that connects major cities, ports, and regions across New Zealand for freight and passenger transport.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand national rail network | 2 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway network ⓘ |
| beganConstruction | 19th century ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Auckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunedin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gisborne (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Invercargill NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmerston North NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotorua (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tauranga NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsPort |
Port of Auckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Lyttelton NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Tauranga NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| electrification | partial ⓘ |
| gauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
Cape gauge ⓘ |
| hasElectrifiedSection |
Auckland suburban network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palmerston North–Te Rapa section (historically, now de-energised in parts) ⓘ Wellington suburban network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ferry connections between islands (for through freight)
ⓘ
multiple tunnels ⓘ numerous bridges ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Christchurch–Invercargill section
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christchurch–Picton section NERFINISHED ⓘ East Coast Main Trunk NERFINISHED ⓘ Hutt Valley Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnsonville Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapiti Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinleith Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Main North Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Main South Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Marton–New Plymouth Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Melling Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Napier–Gisborne Line NERFINISHED ⓘ North Auckland Line NERFINISHED ⓘ North Island Main Trunk NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmerston North–Gisborne Line NERFINISHED ⓘ South Island Main Trunk NERFINISHED ⓘ Wairarapa Connection route ⓘ Wairarapa Line NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast coal routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
New Zealand Rail Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Railways Department NERFINISHED ⓘ ONTRACK NERFINISHED ⓘ Tranz Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBackboneOf | New Zealand freight logistics system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | KiwiRail Holdings Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | KiwiRail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | New Zealand Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerService |
Auckland suburban rail
ⓘ
Coastal Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ TranzAlpine NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington suburban rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | freight transport ⓘ |
| regulator | New Zealand Transport Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRegulator | Transport Accident Investigation Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | passenger transport ⓘ |
| trackType | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| usesSignalling | centralised traffic control (on main lines) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Zealand national rail network
this entity surface form:
New Zealand national rail network