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Midland Line, New Zealand

Midland Line
NZR DX class coal.JPG
Two DX class locomotives in Tranz Rail "Bumble-bee" livery hauling a 1,800 tonne coal train on the Midland line.
Overview
Type Heavy Rail
System New Zealand railway network
Status Open to passengers and freight
Locale South Island, New Zealand
Termini Rolleston
Greymouth
Operation
Opened 4 August 1923 (complete line)
Owner KiwiRail
Operator(s) KiwiRail Freight
KiwiRail Scenic Journeys
Character Main line
Technical
Line length 212 km (132 mi)
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification 1500V DC (Arthurs Pass to Otira, 1923 – 1997)
Maximum incline 3% (1 in 33) in Otira Tunnel
Route map
Main South Line to Lyttelton
Main North Line to Picton
0.5km / 0:00hr Christchurch
0.0km / 0:01hr Start of Main North Line
12.0km / 0:01hr Addington Junction
Main South Line
31.9km / 0:19hr Rolleston
Main South Line to Timaru
0.0km / 0:20hr Start of Midland Line
0:38hr Darfield
Whitecliffs Branch
Oxford Branch (to Main North Line)
Sheffield
1:00hr Springfield
Tunnel 1
Tunnels 2 - 4
Staircase viaduct
Tunnels 5 - 7
Tunnels 8 - 10
Tunnels 11 - 16
Waimakariri River bridge
1:57hr Cass
2:27hr Arthur's Pass
Otira Tunnel 8,566 m (28,104 ft)
2:48hr Otira
3:07hr Jackson
3:32hr Moana
3:48hr Kokiri
Stillwater - Westport Line
4:07hr Brunner
Rapahoe Branch (Formerly Rewanui Branch)
212.0km / 4:30hr Greymouth
Hokitika Branch (formerly to Ross)

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