Scenic route
TranzAlpine
Christchurch → Greymouth · New Zealand
- Distance
- 223 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 5 h
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
- Operator
- KiwiRail
- Train
- AK panorama cars
- Countries
- New Zealand
- In service since
- 1987
- Riders per year
- ≈ 200k
Coast to coast across the Southern Alps — the Waimakariri gorges, Arthur’s Pass and the 8.5 km Otira Tunnel in one morning.
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