Canterbury provincial railways
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Canterbury provincial railways were an early network of government-built rail lines in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that laid the foundation for later national railway routes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical railway system
ⓘ
railway network ⓘ |
| category | Rail transport in Canterbury, New Zealand ⓘ |
| ceasedToExistAsEntity | after abolition of provinces in 1876 ⓘ |
| cityServed | Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Lyttelton Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionAuthority | Canterbury Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | iron rails ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| endPoint | Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicRailwayIn | New Zealand GENERATED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | provincial government loans ⓘ |
| gauge |
3 ft 6 in
ⓘ
5 ft 3 in ⓘ narrow gauge ⓘ |
| hasLine |
Christchurch–Kaiapoi line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christchurch–Lyttelton line NERFINISHED ⓘ Christchurch–Rakaia line NERFINISHED ⓘ Christchurch–Rangiora line NERFINISHED ⓘ Christchurch–Selwyn line NERFINISHED ⓘ Christchurch–Southbridge line NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferrymead–Christchurch line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRemnant | Ferrymead Heritage Park railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
route of Main North Line
ⓘ
route of Main South Line ⓘ |
| integratedInto | New Zealand national railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | formed basis of later national main lines in Canterbury ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canterbury Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first government-built railway in New Zealand ⓘ |
| opened | 1863 ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 1 December 1863 ⓘ |
| openedSection | Ferrymead–Christchurch line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Canterbury Provincial Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Canterbury Provincial Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand railway history ⓘ |
| portServed | Lyttelton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | private industrial tramways in New Zealand ⓘ |
| primaryTerminus | Christchurch railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to link Christchurch with its port at Lyttelton
ⓘ
to open up agricultural land on the Canterbury Plains ⓘ |
| regionServed | Canterbury Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Ferrymead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | New Zealand Government Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGaugeChange | converted to 3 ft 6 in gauge ⓘ |
| trackType | steam railway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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