Part Two of the New Zealand Railway Journey from the South Island to the North Island; travelling on the scenic Intercity trains TranzAlpine, Coastal Pacific and Northern Explorer via Christchurch, Picton, and Wellington;
Scenic Train: "Coastal Pacific"
From: Christchurch (Ōtautahi), Canterbury Region, South Island, New Zealand
To: Christchurch (Waitohi), Marlborough Region, South Island, New Zealand
Route via Main North Line: Rangiora, Kaikoura on the Pacific Ocean, Blenheim
Car No: B
Travel Class: One Class
Seating Car Model: New Zealand AK class, built by Hillside Workshops in Dunedin
Price: NZD 80.58 (approx. EUR 44)
Scheduled travel time: 6 hours and 15 min
Departure: 07:00
Arrival: 13:15 (actual arrival time: 13:20)
Distance: approx. 348 km
Travel season: December 2019
Train operator: The Great Journeys of New Zealand, tourism division of KiwiRail
Diesel Locomotive Christchurch - Picton: One General Electric DX Class U26C 5172 (built by GE Transportation in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in the early 1970s)
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