Scenic route
Northern Explorer
Auckland → Wellington · New Zealand
- Distance
- 681 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 11 h
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
- Operator
- KiwiRail
- Train
- AK panorama cars
- Countries
- New Zealand
- In service since
- 1908
Volcano country: the Raurimu Spiral climbs to Tongariro’s plateau, Ruapehu steaming beyond the glass.
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